Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio

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Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Township
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Interstate 71 in the township
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Location of Montgomery Township (red) adjacent to the city of Ashland (yellow) in Ashland County
Coordinates: 40°51′32″N82°16′28″W / 40.85889°N 82.27444°W / 40.85889; -82.27444 Coordinates: 40°51′32″N82°16′28″W / 40.85889°N 82.27444°W / 40.85889; -82.27444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Ashland
Area
 • Total27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2)
 • Land27.5 sq mi (71.3 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total2,749
 • Density98/sq mi (37.9/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-51688 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085711 [1]

Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,749 at the 2020 census. [3]

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Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the city of Ashland, the county seat of Ashland County, is located in western Montgomery Township.

Name and history

Montgomery Township was organized in 1816. [4] [5]

Statewide, other Montgomery Townships are located in Marion 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, [6] 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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Montgomery township, Ashland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Ashland County, Ohio, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 125.
  5. ↑ Hill, George William (1863). History of Ashland County, Ohio. Williams Bros. p. 167.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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