Mason Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Mason Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
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Mason Township, Lawrence County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Winter wheat fields south of Arabia | |
 Location of Mason Township in Lawrence County | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′16″N 82°25′22″W / 38.62111°N 82.42278°W / 38.62111; -82.42278Coordinates: 38°37′16″N 82°25′22″W / 38.62111°N 82.42278°W / 38.62111; -82.42278 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lawrence |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.6 sq mi (102.7 km2) |
| • Land | 39.2 sq mi (101.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation [1] | 935 ft (285 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,095 |
| • Density | 28.0/sq mi (10.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-48174[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086444[1] |
Mason Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,095 people in the township.[3]
Contents
1 Geography
2 Name and history
3 Government
4 References
5 External links
Geography[edit]
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Walnut Township, Gallia County - north
Harrison Township, Gallia County - northeast corner
Guyan Township, Gallia County - east
Rome Township - southeast corner
Windsor Township - south
Lawrence Township - southwest corner
Aid Township - west
Symmes Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Mason Township. Since before 1873, Arabia is a populated place in the township.[4]Yarico is also a populated place in the township.[5]
Name and history[edit]
It is the only Mason Township statewide.[6]
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,[7] 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. 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.
^ Populated Place: Arabia (Lawrence County)
^ Populated Place: Yarico (Lawrence County)
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
^ §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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