Sandusky Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°22′4″N 83°7′38″W / 41.36778°N 83.12722°W / 41.36778; -83.12722CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySanduskyArea

• Total23.0 sq mi (59.4 km²) • Land22.4 sq mi (58.1 km²) • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)Elevation

^[1]

614 ft (187 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,551 • Density158.5/sq mi (61.1/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-70408^[3]GNIS feature ID1086916^[1]

Sandusky Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 3,551 people lived in the township.

Geography

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

Rice Township - north
Riley Township - east
Green Creek Township - southeast corner
Ballville Township - south
Jackson Township - southwest corner
Washington Township - west

It is the only township in Sandusky County without a border on another county.

Most of the city of Fremont, the county seat of Sandusky County, is located in southern Sandusky Township. The census-designated place of Stony Prairie also lies in southwestern Sandusky Township.

The Sandusky River flows through Sandusky Township before emptying into Sandusky Bay.

Name and history

Statewide, other Sandusky Townships are located in Crawford and Richland 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Sandusky township, Sandusky County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.