Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio | |
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 Along the southern shoreline of Portage Township | |
 Location of Portage Township in Ottawa County | |
| Coordinates: 41°30′28″N 82°53′54″W / 41.50778°N 82.89833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ottawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.6 sq mi (56.0 km2) |
| • Land | 9.0 sq mi (23.3 km2) |
| • Water | 12.6 sq mi (32.7 km2) |
| Elevation | 581 ft (177 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,634 |
| • Density | 181.5/sq mi (70.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-64080[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086763[1] |
Portage Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,634 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Communities
- Gypsum is an Unincorporated community located at 41°29′36″N 82°52′33″W / 41.49333°N 82.87583°W in the eastern portion of the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county on the Marblehead Peninsula, it borders the following townships:
- Put-in-Bay Township - north, across Lake Erie
- Catawba Island Township - northeast
- Danbury Township - east
- Margaretta Township, Erie County - south, across Sandusky Bay
- Riley Township, Sandusky County - southwest corner, across Sandusky Bay
- Bay Township - west
- Erie Township - northwest
Most of the city of Port Clinton, the county seat of Ottawa County, is located northwest of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Portage Townships are located in Hancock and Wood 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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |