Country United States County Sandusky FIPS code 39-70408 Elevation 187 m Local time Tuesday 8:20 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086916 Population 4,087 (2000) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 6 km/h, 100% Humidity Area 59.57 km² (58.02 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
Sandusky Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 4,087 people lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Sandusky Township, OH 43420, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
It is the only township in Sandusky County without a border on another county.
Most of the city of Fremont, the county seat of Sandusky County, is located in southern Sandusky Township. The census-designated place of Stony Prairie also lies in southwestern Sandusky Township.
The Sandusky River flows through Sandusky Township before emptying into Sandusky Bay.
Name and history
Statewide, other Sandusky Townships are located in Crawford and Richland 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.
In 2013, the township officials were Gilbert Overmyer, Paul Lotycz, and Mike Willis (trustees), and Cindy Zienta (fiscal officer).