Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio

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Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
Township
Perkins and Margaretta Townships in Erie County.jpg
Countryside at the western edge of Perkins Township
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Location of Perkins Township (red) in Erie County, adjacent to the city of Sandusky (yellow)
Coordinates: 41°23′57″N82°40′52″W / 41.39917°N 82.68111°W / 41.39917; -82.68111
Country United States
State Ohio
County Erie
Government
Area
 • Total25.9 sq mi (67.2 km2)
 • Land25.8 sq mi (66.8 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
600 ft (183 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total12,390
 • Density480/sq mi (180/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-61714 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086069 [1]
Website www.perkinstownship.com

Perkins 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 12,390.

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Geography

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1880 1,878—
1890 2,40227.9%
1900 3,06327.5%
1910 3,53415.4%
1920 3,064−13.3%
1930 3,2927.4%
1940 3,68712.0%
1950 4,38218.9%
1960 8,955104.4%
1970 10,45116.7%
1980 10,9895.1%
1990 10,793−1.8%
2000 12,57816.5%
2010 12,202−3.0%
2020 12,3901.5%
Sources: [4] [5]

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

No municipalities are located in Perkins Township, although the unincorporated communities of Bogart, Fairview Lanes, and Sandusky South lie in the township's east (Bogart) and its north along the border with the city of Sandusky (other two).

Name and history

Perkins Township was named for Elias Perkins, a native of Connecticut, who was one of its first landowners. [6]

It is the only Perkins Township statewide. [7]

Economy

Perkins Township houses numerous large, commercialized and tourist-related businesses, due, in large part, to Cedar Point amusement park in neighboring Sandusky. With an increase in tourism, several prominent companies have recently built large indoor/outdoor waterpark facilities, such as Great Wolf Lodge and Maui Sands, bolstering the area's vital tourism industry. In addition, the Sandusky Mall and Sandusky Speedway lie in Perkins Township.

Aside from the Mall District, the chief employer in Perkins Township is the township's Delphi Automotive plant. On March 31, 2006, Delphi announced that the plant in Perkins Township would be one of 21 it would close in the United States following the company's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2005. Although the Perkins Township plant remained open, its future was uncertain, as were the livelihoods of the approximately 1,100 people employed there. [8] However, Delphi sold the plant in early 2008 to Kyklos, Inc, which continues to operate the plant under the name KBI. [9]

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, [10] 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.

Public services

Addresses in the township have the Sandusky ZIP code of 44870.

Perkins Township operates full-time police and fire departments, and is the only township in Erie County with its own police department. All other townships in Erie County receive law enforcement services from the Erie County Sheriff's Office.

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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. ↑ "Perkins township, Erie County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Data in historical population table from US Census, 1890, 1891; US Census, 1920, 1921; US Census, 1950, 1952; US Census, 1970, 1973; US Census, 2000, ISBN   9781428986060 ; "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved November 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Williams, William W. (1879). History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio. Press of Leader Printing Company. pp.  455.
  7. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  8. ↑ id=46371&rfi=6 Cuts, closures in Delphi's plan Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine , The Morning Journal, 2006-04-01. Accessed 2007-07-02.
  9. ↑ "KPS Capital Partners". Archived from the original on May 9, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2008. HEPHAESTUS HOLDINGS, INC. TO ACQUIRE NORTH AMERICAN WHEEL BEARINGS BUSINESS FROM DELPHI CORPORATION
  10. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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