Country United States Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086526 Population 3,109 (2010) | County Lucas FIPS code 39-39116 Elevation 175 m Local time Friday 11:16 PM | |
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Website www.twp.jerusalem.oh.us Weather -7°C, Wind NW at 26 km/h, 50% Humidity Area 688.4 km² (78.74 km² Land / 609.7 km² Water) Points of interest Lake Erie, Turtle Island, Erie Beach, Maumee Bay State Park Beach, Benton Beach, Reno Beach | ||
Jerusalem Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,109 people in the township.
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Map of Jerusalem Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the far eastern part of the county along the shores of Lake Erie, it borders the following townships and city:
No municipalities are located in Jerusalem Township, although the unincorporated communities of Bono, Curtice, and Yondota lie in the township's southwest, southwest, and south.
The fake town of Goblu was inserted into the 1978-79 Michigan state map in the township as a joke.
Jerusalem Township is also the home of Crane Creek State Park, the Cedar Point National Wildlife Refuge, and the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge.
Name and history
It is the only Jerusalem 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.