- Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio
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Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio — Township — Jerusalem Township in Lucas County
Coordinates: 41°39′0″N 83°16′50″W / 41.65°N 83.28056°WCoordinates: 41°39′0″N 83°16′50″W / 41.65°N 83.28056°W Country United States State Ohio County Lucas Area – Total 265.8 sq mi (688.3 km2) – Land 30.4 sq mi (78.7 km2) – Water 235.4 sq mi (609.6 km2) Elevation[1] 574 ft (175 m) Population (2000) – Total 3,181 – Density 104.7/sq mi (40.4/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) FIPS code 39-39116[2] GNIS feature ID 1086526[1] Jerusalem Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,181 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the far eastern part of the county along the shores of Lake Erie, it borders the following townships and city:
- Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County - east, across Lake Erie
- Carroll Township, Ottawa County - southeast
- Benton Township, Ottawa County - south
- Allen Township, Ottawa County - southwest
- Oregon - west
No municipalities are located in Jerusalem Township, although part of the unincorporated community of Curtice lies in the township's southwest.
The fake town of Goblu was inserted into the 1978-79 Michigan state map in the township as a joke.
Jerusalem Township is also the home of Crane Creek State Park, the Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge, and the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.
Name
It is the only Jerusalem Township statewide.[4]
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.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Lucas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Lucas County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Berkey | Harbor View | Holland | Ottawa Hills | Swanton‡ | Waterville | Whitehouse
Townships Harding | Jerusalem | Monclova | Providence | Richfield | Spencer | Springfield | Swanton | Sylvania | Washington | Waterville
Unincorporated
communitiesCurtice | Hopewell Heights | Monclova | Neapolis | Providence | Ryan
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Lucas County, Ohio
- Toledo metropolitan area
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