Country United States FIPS code 39-67776 Elevation 287 m Zip code 44090 Local time Monday 6:06 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086518 Area 45.5 km² Population 752 (2000) Area code 440 | |
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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.
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Map of Rochester Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:
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.