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York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Sandusky

FIPS code
  
39-87080

Elevation
  
225 m

Local time
  
Sunday 5:14 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086921

Area
  
85 km²

Population
  
2,512 (2000)

York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Weather
  
9°C, Wind S at 16 km/h, 51% Humidity

York Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 2,512 people lived in the township.

Contents

Map of York Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Townsend Township - north
  • Groton Township, Erie County - northeast
  • Lyme Township, Huron County - southeast
  • Thompson Township, Seneca County - south
  • Adams Township, Seneca County - southwest corner
  • Green Creek Township - west
  • Riley Township - northwest corner
  • Parts of two cities are located in York Township: Bellevue in the southeast, and Clyde in the west.

    Name and history

    It is one of ten York Townships 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.

    Notable people

  • George W. Norris, U.S. Senator from Nebraska
  • References

    York Township, Sandusky County, Ohio Wikipedia