Country United States County Ashland FIPS code 39-75357 Elevation 346 m Zip code 44880 Area code 419 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085715 Population 2,513 (2010) Local time Thursday 9:23 PM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind E at 14 km/h, 80% Humidity Area 66.3 km² (65.79 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Sullivan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,513.
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Map of Sullivan Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Sullivan Township, although the unincorporated community of Sullivan is located in the center of the township.
Name and history
Sullivan Township was organized in 1819 as part of Medina County, and then became part of Lorain County in December 1822. It was added to Ashland County when it was formed on February 24, 1846 from portions of Huron, Lorain, Richland, and Wayne counties.
It is the only Sullivan 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.