Country United States County Wood FIPS code 39-41328 Elevation 187 m Local time Saturday 12:26 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087186 Population 10,972 (2010) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 37% Humidity Area 90.13 km² (89.87 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Lake Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 10,972 people in the township, 6,753 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Lake Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following municipalities:
Two villages are located in Lake Township: Millbury in the east, and Walbridge in the northwest. Two prominent unincorporated communities are within the township: East Lawn in the northeast, and Moline in the west.
Lake Township is the home of Toledo Executive Airport, formerly named Metcalf Field. The Lake Local School District athletic teams are nicknamed the "Flyers" in reference to the district's main campus location directly across the road from the airport.
Name and history
Lake Township was established in 1844. Statewide, other Lake Townships are located in Ashland, Logan, and Stark 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.