Montgomery Township, Wood County, Ohio

Montgomery Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Montgomery Township in Wood County
Coordinates: 41°17′48″N 83°27′36″W / 41.29667°N 83.46°W / 41.29667; -83.46Coordinates: 41°17′48″N 83°27′36″W / 41.29667°N 83.46°W / 41.29667; -83.46
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Wood
Area
– Total	36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
– Land	36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	692 ft (211 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	4,505
– Density	123.9/sq mi (47.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-51744[2]
GNIS feature ID	1087190[1]

Montgomery Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,505 people in the township, 1,872 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Freedom Township - north
• Madison Township, Sandusky County - northeast corner
• Scott Township, Sandusky County - east
• Jackson Township, Seneca County - southeast corner
• Perry Township - south
• Bloom Township - southwest corner
• Portage Township - west
• Center Township - northwest corner

Three villages are located in Montgomery Township:

• Bradner in the northeast.
• Risingsun in the southeast.
• Wayne in the center.

Name and history

Statewide, other Montgomery Townships are located in Ashland and Marion 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,^[4] 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.

The Montgomery Township Hall is located on the corner of Mermill Road at Bradner Road. ^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Wood County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 2009-04-30.
5. ^ "Wood County Township Association - Montgomery". Wood County Township Association. http://www.woodcountytownships.com/montgomery-home.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 

External links

• County website