Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio

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Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
Township hall
Township hall
Location of Loudon Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Fostoria (yellow).
Location of Loudon Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Fostoria (yellow).
Coordinates: 41°7′19″N 83°22′21″W / 41.12194°N 83.37250°W / 41.12194; -83.37250Coordinates: 41°7′19″N 83°22′21″W / 41.12194°N 83.37250°W / 41.12194; -83.37250
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Area
 • Total33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
 • Land33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,140
 • Density63.7/sq mi (24.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-45052[2]
GNIS feature ID1086950[1]

Loudon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio. There were 2,140 residents of the township at the time of the 2010 census.[3]

History[]

Loudon Township was organized in 1832.[4]

Geography[]

Part of the city of Fostoria is located in northwestern Loudon Township.

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.

The township employs 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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 552.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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