Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
| Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio | |
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| Coordinates: 41°23′57″N 82°40′52″W / 41.39917°N 82.68111°WCoordinates: 41°23′57″N 82°40′52″W / 41.39917°N 82.68111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.0 sq mi (67.2 km2) |
| • Land | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 600 ft (183 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 12,578 |
| • Density | 486.0/sq mi (187.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-61714[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086069[1] |
Perkins Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 12,578 people in the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Sandusky - north
- Huron Township - east
- Milan Township - southeast corner
- Oxford Township - south
- Groton Township - southwest corner
- Margaretta Township - west
No municipalities are located in Perkins Township, although the census-designated places of Fairview Lanes and Sandusky South lie in the township's north along the border with the city of Sandusky, and the unincorporated community of Bogart lies in the township's east.
[edit] Name and history
It is the only Perkins Township statewide.[4]
[edit] Economy
Perkins Township houses numerous large, commercialized and tourist-related businesses, due, in large part, to the nearby Cedar Point amusement park. With an increase in tourism, several prominent companies have also recently built large indoor/outdoor waterpark facilities, such as Great Wolf Lodge and Kalahari Resorts, bolstering the area's vital tourism industry. In addition, the Sandusky Mall and Sandusky Speedway lie in Perkins Township.
Aside from the Mall District, the chief employer in Perkins Township is the township's Delphi Corporation plant. On March 31, 2006, Delphi announced that the plant in Perkins Township would be one of 21 it would close in the United States following the company's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2005. Although the Perkins Township plant remains open, its future was uncertain, as are those of the approximately 1,100 employed there.[5]. However, Delphi sold the plant in early 2008 to Kyklos, Inc, which continues to operate the plant under the name KBI. [6]
[edit] 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,[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.
[edit] Public services
Addresses in the township have the Sandusky ZIP code of 44870.
Primary and secondary students in Perkins Township attend the schools of the Perkins Local School District. The school's sports teams, which play in the Sandusky Bay Conference, have won football, cross country and track and field championships. Its marching band has also received statewide awards.[citation needed]
Perkins Township operates full-time police and fire departments, and is the only Township in Erie County with its own Police Department. All other townships in Erie County receive Law Enforcement services from the Erie County Sheriff's Office.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ id=46371&rfi=6 Cuts, closures in Delphi's plan, The Morning Journal, 2006-04-01. Accessed 2007-07-02.
- ^ http://www.kpsfund.com/newsandpressreleases/press2008-02-21.asp HEPHAESTUS HOLDINGS, INC. TO ACQUIRE NORTH AMERICAN WHEEL BEARINGS BUSINESS FROM DELPHI CORPORATION
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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