Country United States County Ashtabula FIPS code 39-22344 Elevation 298 m Zip code 44032 Area code 440 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085725 Population 846 (2010) Local time Friday 12:53 PM | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 29 km/h, 58% Humidity Area 59.83 km² (59.83 km² Land / 10 ha Water) | ||
Dorset Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 846 people in the township.
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Map of Dorset Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Dorset Township, although the unincorporated community of Dorset lies in the center of the township.
Name and history
It is the only Dorset 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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Herbert Dean and members James Bailey and Jeffrey Hinkle.