Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

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Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Township
The Scottown Covered Bridge
The Scottown Covered Bridge
Location of Windsor Township in Lawrence County
Location of Windsor Township in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°32′29″N 82°25′38″W / 38.54139°N 82.42722°W / 38.54139; -82.42722Coordinates: 38°32′29″N 82°25′38″W / 38.54139°N 82.42722°W / 38.54139; -82.42722
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total39.2 sq mi (101.4 km2)
 • Land39.0 sq mi (100.9 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[2]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total2,147
 • Density55/sq mi (21.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-86002[4]
GNIS feature ID1086451[2]

Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,147.[3]

Geography[]

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

No municipalities are located in Windsor Township, although the unincorporated communities of Scottown and Willow Wood are located in the eastern and central parts of the township respectively.

Name and history[]

Statewide, other Windsor Townships are located in Ashtabula and Morgan counties.

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,[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.

Current trustees include, Norman R. Humphrey II., Donald Rigney, and Brian Williams.

Fiscal Officer is Hazel Humphrey. Mrs. Humphrey is the first female Fiscal Officer in Windsor Twp.

References[]

  1. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Windsor township, Lawrence County, Ohio". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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