Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio | |
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![]() Countryside in southeastern Adams Township | |
Location of Adams Township in Seneca County | |
Coordinates: 41°12′25″N 83°1′5″W / 41.20694°N 83.01806°WCoordinates: 41°12′25″N 83°1′5″W / 41.20694°N 83.01806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Seneca |
Area | |
• Total | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
• Land | 36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,320 |
• Density | 36.5/sq mi (14.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-00324[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086940[1] |
Adams Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,320 people in the township.[3]
Geography[]
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Green Creek Township, Sandusky County - north
- York Township, Sandusky County - northeast corner
- Thompson Township - east
- Reed Township - southeast corner
- Scipio Township - south
- Clinton Township - southwest corner
- Pleasant Township - west
- Ballville Township, Sandusky County - northwest corner
Part of the village of Green Springs is located in northern Adams Township.
Name and history[]
Adams Township was organized in 1826.[4] It was named for John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States.[5]
It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.[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.
Township officials[]
Office | Name[8] |
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Chairman | Dave Carrothers |
Trustee | Bret Cleveland |
Trustee | Bill Frankart |
Fiscal Officer | Joline Humbert |
References[]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. p. 155.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, Or a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 68. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ "Adams Township officials". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
External links[]
- Townships in Seneca County, Ohio
- Townships in Ohio