Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio

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Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Township
Lake Fork Mohican River.jpg
The Lake Fork of the Mohican River
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Location of Lake Township in Ashland County
Coordinates: 40°41′56″N82°9′37″W / 40.69889°N 82.16028°W / 40.69889; -82.16028
Country United States
State Ohio
County Ashland
Area
 • Total20.1 sq mi (52.1 km2)
 • Land20.0 sq mi (51.9 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total736
 • Density34/sq mi (13.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-41272 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085707 [1]

Lake Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 736 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Lake Township.

Name and history

Lake Township was organized in 1814. [4]

Statewide, other Lake Townships are located in Logan, Stark, and Wood counties.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Lake township, Ashland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 126.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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