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Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio

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Grand Rapids Township, Wood County, Ohio
Township
Location of Grand Rapids Township in Wood County
Location of Grand Rapids Township in Wood County
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWood
Area
 • Total13.9 sq mi (36.1 km2)
 • Land13.5 sq mi (34.9 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
Template:GR
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,631
 • Density120.9/sq mi (46.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43522
Area code419
FIPS code39-31220Template:GR
GNIS feature ID1087183Template:GR

Grand Rapids Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,631 people in the township, 629 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[1]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Grand Rapids is located in northwestern Grand Rapids Township

Name and history

It is the only Grand Rapids Township statewide.

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,[2] 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.

The Grand Rapids Township Hall is located at the Grand Rapids Township Fire Department in Grand Rapids on Front Street, halfway between West Street and Beaver Street.[3]

References

  1. ^ Wood County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  2. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.
  3. ^ "Wood County Township Association - Grand Rapids Township". Wood County Township Association. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
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