Groton Township, Erie County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Groton Township, Erie County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Fields and woods in northern Groton Township


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map_caption = Location of Groton Township in Erie County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Erie

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area_total_km2 = 67.2
area_land_km2 = 66.9
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 25.9
area_land_sq_mi = 25.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1384
population_density_km2 = 20.7
population_density_sq_mi = 53.6

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 220
elevation_ft = 722
latd = 41 |latm = 19 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 46 |longs = 47 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 39-32578GR|2
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Groton Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 1,384 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39043 Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Margaretta Township - north
*Perkins Township - northeast corner
*Oxford Township - east
*Ridgefield Township, Huron County - southeast corner
*Lyme Township, Huron County - south
*York Township, Sandusky County - west
*Townsend Township, Sandusky County - northwest

A small corner of the city of Bellevue is located in southwestern Groton Township.

Name and history

It is the only Groton 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.erie-county-ohio.net County website]