Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°3′4″N 82°53′27″W / 41.05111°N 82.89083°W / 41.05111; -82.89083
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Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-79674[3]
GNIS feature ID1086957[1]

Venice Township is one of the fifteen

2020 census
found 1,683 people in the township.

Geography

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

The village of Attica is located in northern Venice Township, and the unincorporated community of Caroline is located in the township's center.

Name and history

It is the only Venice Township statewide.[4]

Venice Township was organized in 1829.[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. ^ "Venice township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 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. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 459. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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