Country United States County Wood FIPS code 39-31220 Elevation 201 m Zip code 43522 Area code 419 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087183 Local time Saturday 4:41 AM Population 1,607 (2010) | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind S at 14 km/h, 95% Humidity Area 36 km² (34.96 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Grand Rapids Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,607 people in the township, 642 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Grand Rapids Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Name and history
Grand Rapids Township was established in 1888. It is the only Grand Rapids 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.
The Grand Rapids Township Hall is located at the Grand Rapids Township Fire Department in Grand Rapids on Front Street, halfway between West Street and Beaver Street.