Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio

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Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Along U.S. Route 33 and State Route 287 in Zane Township, near several Honda plants
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Location of Zane Township in Ohio
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Location of Zane Township in Logan County
Coordinates: 40°16′38″N83°34′12″W / 40.27722°N 83.57000°W / 40.27722; -83.57000
Country United States
State Ohio
County Logan
Area
[1]
  Total57.0 sq mi (148 km2)
  Land57.0 sq mi (148 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total1,191
  Density21/sq mi (8.1/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s) 937, 326
FIPS code 39-88042 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086497 [2]
Website www.zanetownship.org

Zane Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,191.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Zane Township, although the unincorporated community of Middleburg lies in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Zane Township was organized in 1818, [5] and was named for Isaac Zane, a pioneer settler. [6] It is the only Zane 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, 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.

Transportation

Important highways in Zane Township include U.S. Route 33 and State Routes 287 and 559.

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References

  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Zane township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 247.
  6. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  507 . Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.