Country United States County Erie FIPS code 39-27482 Elevation 240 m Population 2,448 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086062 Local time Monday 7:38 AM | |
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Weather -5°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 53% Humidity Area 68.12 km² (67.6 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Florence Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,448.
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Map of Florence Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Florence Township, although the unincorporated community of Birmingham is located in the township's east.
Name and history
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.