Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°20′29″N 83°18′14″W / 40.34139°N 83.30389°W / 40.34139; -83.30389
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Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-42490[3]
GNIS feature ID1087079[1]

Leesburg Township is one of the fourteen

2020 census found 1,487 people in the township, 267 of whom lived in the village of Magnetic Springs
.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Magnetic Springs is located in northeastern Leesburg Township.

Name and history

Leesburg Township was organized in 1825.[4] It is the only Leesburg Township statewide.[5]

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Leesburg township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 415.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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