Groton Township, Erie County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°19′41″N 82°46′47″W / 41.32806°N 82.77972°W / 41.32806; -82.77972
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Groton Township, Erie County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-32578[3]
GNIS feature ID1086063[1]

Groton Township is one of the nine

2020 census
the population was 1,379.

Geography

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

A small corner of the city of Bellevue is located in southwestern Groton Township.

Name and history

It is the only Groton Township statewide.[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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Groton township, Erie County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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