Providence Township, Lucas County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Providence Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Lucas

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area_total_km2 = 68.7
area_land_km2 = 67.6
area_water_km2 = 1.1
area_total_sq_mi = 26.5
area_land_sq_mi = 26.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.4

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3454
population_density_km2 = 51.1
population_density_sq_mi = 132.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 201
elevation_ft = 659
latd = 41 |latm = 27 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 50 |longs = 39 |longEW = W

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Providence Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,454 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39095 Lucas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the far southern part of the county along the Maumee River, it borders the following townships:
*Swanton Township - north
*Waterville Township - northeast
*Washington Township, Wood County - southeast
*Grand Rapids Township, Wood County - south
*Damascus Township, Henry County - southwest corner
*Washington Township, Henry County - west
*Swan Creek Township, Fulton County - northwest

No municipalities are located in Providence Township, although the unincorporated communities of Neapolis and Providence lie in the township's northwest and south respectively.

Name

It is the only Providence 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.providencetwp.org Township website]
* [http://www.co.lucas.oh.us County website]