Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
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Elizabeth Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 A farm in the township | |
 Location of Elizabeth Township in Lawrence County | |
| Coordinates: 38°38′12″N 82°40′54″W / 38.63667°N 82.68167°W / 38.63667; -82.68167Coordinates: 38°38′12″N 82°40′54″W / 38.63667°N 82.68167°W / 38.63667; -82.68167 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 52.4 sq mi (135.7 km2) |
| • Land | 52.1 sq mi (135.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation [1] | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,914 |
| • Density | 55.9/sq mi (21.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-24822[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086440[1] |
Elizabeth Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,914 people in the township.[3]
Contents
1 Geography
2 Name and history
3 Government
4 References
5 External links
Geography[edit]
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Decatur Township - north
Aid Township - east
Lawrence Township - southeast
Upper Township - south
Hamilton Township - southwest
Green Township, Scioto County - west
Vernon Township, Scioto County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Elizabeth Township, although the unincorporated communities of Etna and Pedro lie in the eastern part of the township.
Name and history[edit]
Statewide, the only other Elizabeth Township is located in Miami County.
Government[edit]
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[edit]
^ ab "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
^ Lawrence County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-10-06 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links[edit]
- County website
Municipalities and communities of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States | ||
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County seat: Ironton | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
Categories:
- Townships in Lawrence County, Ohio
- Townships in Ohio
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