Country United States County Delaware FIPS code 39-64178 Elevation 338 m Local time Friday 10:47 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086054 Area 65.7 km² Population 1,923 (2010) | |
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Weather 15°C, Wind SW at 31 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Porter Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,923, up from 1,696 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Porter Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Porter Township.
Name and history
Porter Township was organized in the 1820s. It was named for Hon. Robert Porter, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who received from President John Adams a land grant in Delaware County.
Statewide, the only other Porter Township is located in Scioto County.
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.
Public services
Fire protection in Porter Township is the responsibility of the Porter-Kingston Fire District, and emergency medical services are provided by the Delaware County EMS.