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Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

Coordinates: 38°32′29″N 82°25′38″W / 38.54139°N 82.42722°W / 38.54139; -82.42722
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Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Township
The Scottown Covered Bridge
The Scottown Covered Bridge
Location of Windsor Township in Lawrence County
Location of Windsor Township in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°32′29″N 82°25′38″W / 38.54139°N 82.42722°W / 38.54139; -82.42722
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyLawrence
Area
 • Total39.2 sq mi (101.4 km2)
 • Land39.1 sq mi (101.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,127
 • Density54.4/sq mi (21.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-86002[2]
GNIS feature ID1086451[1]

Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,127 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Windsor Township, although the unincorporated communities of Scottown and Willow Wood are located in the eastern and central parts of the township respectively.

Name and history

Statewide, other Windsor Townships are located in Ashtabula and Morgan 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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ Lawrence County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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