Country United States County Richland FIPS code 39-70394 Elevation 362 m Local time Tuesday 8:20 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086884 Area 37 km² Population 856 (2000) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind N at 11 km/h, 95% Humidity | ||
Sandusky Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2000 census found 856 people in the township, 853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Sandusky, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
A small part of the city of Crestline is located in northwestern Sandusky Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Sandusky Townships are located in Crawford and Sandusky counties.
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.