Mason Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

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Mason Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Township
Mason Township winter wheat fields.jpg
Winter wheat fields south of Arabia
Map of Lawrence County Ohio Highlighting Mason Township.png
Location of Mason Township in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°37′16″N82°25′22″W / 38.62111°N 82.42278°W / 38.62111; -82.42278
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total39.64 sq mi (102.68 km2)
 • Land39.40 sq mi (102.04 km2)
 • Water0.25 sq mi (0.64 km2)
Elevation
[2]
935 ft (285 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total974
 • Density25/sq mi (9.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-48174 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086444 [2]

Mason Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 974.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Mason Township. Established before 1873, Arabia is a populated place in the township. [5] Yarico is also a populated place in the township. [6]

Name and history

It is the only Mason Township statewide. [7]

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, [8] 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. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Mason township, Lawrence County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ↑ Populated Place: Arabia (Lawrence County)
  6. ↑ Populated Place: Yarico (Lawrence County)
  7. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  8. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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