Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio

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Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio
Township
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Fields along the Ohio Turnpike in eastern Florence Township
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Location of Florence Township in Erie County
Coordinates: 41°19′23″N82°23′18″W / 41.32306°N 82.38833°W / 41.32306; -82.38833
Country United States
State Ohio
County Erie
Area
 • Total
26.3 sq mi (68.2 km2)
 • Land26.1 sq mi (67.7 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
2,470
 • Density94/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-27482 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086062 [1]
Website florencetwp.com

Florence Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,470.

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Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Florence Township, although the census-designated place of Birmingham is located in the township's east.

Name and history

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, [5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Florence township, Erie County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Williams, William W. (1879). History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio. Press of Leader Printing Company. pp.  452.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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