Country United States County Lawrence FIPS code 39-24822 Elevation 189 m Local time Thursday 1:41 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086440 Population 2,914 (2000) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind S at 0 km/h, 49% Humidity Area 135.7 km² (134.9 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Elizabeth Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,914 people in the township.
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Map of Elizabeth Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Elizabeth Township, although the unincorporated communities of Etna and Pedro lie in the eastern part of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Elizabeth Township is located in Miami County.
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.