Country United States County Stark FIPS code 39-42168 Elevation 307 m Population 13,382 (2000) Area code 330 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086978 Zip code 44614 Local time Monday 6:38 PM | |
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Weather 0°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 56% Humidity Area 90.39 km² (89.61 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Lawrence Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
The city of Canal Fulton is located in northern Lawrence Township, and the unincorporated communities of North Lawrence, Newman, and Urban Hill lie within the southern part of the township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Lawrence Townships are located in Lawrence, Tuscarawas, and Washington counties.
In 1833, Lawrence Township contained three gristmills, three saw mills, three tanneries, and two stores.
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.