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Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Lorain

FIPS code
  
39-67776

Elevation
  
287 m

Zip code
  
44090

Local time
  
Monday 6:06 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086518

Area
  
45.5 km²

Population
  
752 (2000)

Area code
  
440

Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Weather
  
8°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 70% Humidity

Rochester Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township, 562 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Rochester Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

  • Brighton Township - north
  • Huntington Township - northeast corner
  • Wellington Township - east
  • Sullivan Township, Ashland County - southeast corner
  • Troy Township, Ashland County - south
  • Ruggles Township, Ashland County - southwest corner
  • New London Township, Huron County - west
  • Clarksfield Township, Huron County - northwest corner
  • The village of Rochester is located in northern Rochester Township.

    Name and history

    It is the only Rochester 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

    References

    Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio Wikipedia