Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

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Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Windsor Mills Christ Church Episcopal, a historic site in the township
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Map of Ashtabula County Ohio Highlighting Windsor Township.png
Location of Windsor Township in Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41°32′5″N80°56′45″W / 41.53472°N 80.94583°W / 41.53472; -80.94583
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Ohio.svg Ohio
County Ashtabula
Area
  Total
24.7 sq mi (64.0 km2)
  Land24.7 sq mi (63.9 km2)
  Water0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,001 ft (305 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
2,659
  Density108/sq mi (41.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44099
Area code 440
FIPS code 39-85988 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085747 [1]
Website windsortownship.org

Windsor Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,659 people in the township. [3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Windsor Township, although the unincorporated community of Windsor lies in the township's east.

Name and history

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Windsor Mills Cemetery

Statewide, other Windsor Townships are located in Lawrence and Morgan counties.

The earliest settler in Windsor Township was George Phelps, who came to the area from Connecticut in 1799. [4]

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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Jeffrey Merritt and members Bonnie Plizga and Robert Slusher. [4]

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. "Windsor township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.