Country United States County Huron FIPS code 39-54922 Elevation 297 m Local time Saturday 10:31 AM Area code 419 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086351 Zip code 44851 Population 3,440 (2000) | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 69% Humidity Area 68.12 km² (67.08 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
New London Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,440 people in the township, 744 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of New London Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of New London is located in southern New London Township.
Name and history
New London Township was organized in 1817. It was named after New London, Connecticut, the hometown of many of its pioneer settlers.
It is the only New London 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.