Country United States County Highland FIPS code 39-22204 Elevation 311 m Local time Thursday 6:43 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086302 Area 68 km² Population 2,514 (2000) | |
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Dodson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,514 people in the township, 1,166 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Dodson Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Lynchburg is located in northern Dodson Township.
Name and history
Dodson Township derives its name from Joshua Dodson, a government surveyor. It is the only Dodson 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, 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.