Country United States County Ashland FIPS code 39-41272 Elevation 331 m Local time Saturday 12:22 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085707 Population 690 (2010) | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind NW at 21 km/h, 47% Humidity Area 52.06 km² (51.8 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Lake Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 690.
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Map of Lake Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Lake Township.
Name and history
Lake Township was organized in 1814.
Statewide, other Lake Townships are located in Logan, Stark, and Wood counties.
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.