LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio

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official_name = Leroy Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Lake County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lake

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area_total_km2 = 66.5
area_land_km2 = 65.9
area_water_km2 = 0.6
area_total_sq_mi = 25.7
area_land_sq_mi = 25.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3122
population_density_km2 = 47.4
population_density_sq_mi = 122.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 291
elevation_ft = 955
latd = 41 |latm = 42 |lats = 6 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 8 |longs = 30 |longEW = W

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LeRoy Township is one of the five townships of Lake County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,122 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39085 Lake County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Perry Township - north
*Madison Township - northeast
*Thompson Township, Geauga County - east
*Montville Township, Geauga County - southeast corner
*Hambden Township, Geauga County - south
*Concord Township - west
*Painesville Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in LeRoy Township.

Name and history

Named for Le Roy, New York, the home of many of the township's earliest settlers, [ [http://www.lakecountyohio.org/cities/leroy/leroy.htm Lake County Ohio USA — LeRoy Township] LeRoy Township, 2007. Accessed 2007-06-26.] it is the only LeRoy Township statewide.

The first settlers in what is now LeRoy Township were Paul and Elijah Clapp, who arrived in 1802. LeRoy Township was established in 1820, but it was not made part of Lake County until 1840. During the Civil War, forty men from LeRoy Township served in the Union Army. [ [http://www.lakecountyohio.org/cities/leroy/leroy.htm Lake County Ohio USA — LeRoy Township] LeRoy Township, 2007. Accessed 2007-06-26.]

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. As of 2007, the board is composed of chairman Chuck Klco and members Linda Burhenne and Richard VanPelt, and the clerk is Sharon Rodgers. [ [http://www.lakecountyohio.org/cities/leroy/leroy.htm Lake County Ohio USA — LeRoy Township] LeRoy Township, 2007. Accessed 2007-06-26.]

References

External links

* [http://www.leroyohio.com new Web site]
* [http://www.lakecountyohio.org/cities/leroy/leroy.htm township website]
* [http://www.lakecountyohio.gov County website]
* [http://www.lakecountyohio.org/cities/index.htm Lake County cities, townships, and villages]