Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Montgomery Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Montgomery Township (red) adjacent to the city of Ashland (yellow) in Ashland County.
Coordinates: 40°51′32″N 82°16′28″W / 40.85889°N 82.27444°W / 40.85889; -82.27444Coordinates: 40°51′32″N 82°16′28″W / 40.85889°N 82.27444°W / 40.85889; -82.27444
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
– Total	28.5 sq mi (73.9 km2)
– Land	28.5 sq mi (73.7 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1]	958 ft (292 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	2,412
– Density	84.7/sq mi (32.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-51688[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085711[1]

Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,412 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Orange Township - north
• Jackson Township - northeast
• Perry Township - east
• Mohican Township - southeast corner
• Vermillion Township - south
• Mifflin Township - southwest corner
• Milton Township - west
• Clear Creek Township - northwest corner

Most of the city of Ashland, the county seat of Ashland County, is located in western Montgomery Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Montgomery Townships are located in Marion and Wood 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,^[4] 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. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Ashland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website