Plymouth Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°49′54″N 80°45′10″W / 41.83167°N 80.75278°W / 41.83167; -80.75278
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Plymouth Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-63772[2]
GNIS feature ID1085738[1]

Plymouth Township is one of the twenty-seven

2020 census found 1,928 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Plymouth Township.

The unincorporated settlements of Plymouth[4] and Plymouth Center[5] are located near the center of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Plymouth Township is located in Richland County.

The first settlers in Plymouth Township arrived in 1805 and 1806.[6]

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,[7] 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 David Waldron and members Deborah Friedstrom and Kevin Presley.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ "Plymouth township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth, Ohio (Ashtabula County)
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth Center, Ohio
  6. ^ a b Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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