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Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Logan

FIPS code
  
39-88042

Elevation
  
350 m

Local time
  
Saturday 6:43 PM

Area code
  
937

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086497

Area
  
57 km²

Population
  
968 (2000)


Weather
  
7°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 75% Humidity

Zane Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Zane Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Perry Township - north
  • Liberty Township, Union County - northeast
  • Allen Township, Union County - east
  • Rush Township, Champaign County - southeast
  • Wayne Township, Champaign County - southwest
  • Monroe Township - west
  • Jefferson Township - northwest corner
  • No municipalities are located in Zane Township, although the unincorporated community of Middleburg lies in the township's northwest.

    Name and history

    Zane Township was organized in 1818, and was named for Isaac Zane, a pioneer settler. It is the only Zane 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.

    In the elections of November 2007, Jack Graham and Terri Bennett were elected without opposition to the positions of township trustee and township fiscal officer respectively.

    Transportation

    Important highways in Zane Township include U.S. Route 33 and State Routes 287 and 559.

    References

    Zane Township, Logan County, Ohio Wikipedia