Mohican Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Mohican Township, Ashland County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Location of Mohican Township in Ashland County.
Coordinates: 40°47′32″N 82°11′3″W / 40.79222°N 82.18417°W / 40.79222; -82.18417Coordinates: 40°47′32″N 82°11′3″W / 40.79222°N 82.18417°W / 40.79222; -82.18417
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
– Total	30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2)
– Land	30.1 sq mi (78.0 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,096 ft (334 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,857
– Density	61.7/sq mi (23.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-51086[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085710[1]

Mohican Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,857 people in the township, 1,379 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Perry Township - north
• Chester Township, Wayne County - northeast corner
• Plain Township, Wayne County - east
• Clinton Township, Wayne County - southeast corner
• Lake Township - south
• Green Township - southwest corner
• Vermillion Township - west
• Montgomery Township - northwest corner

The village of Jeromesville is located in northwestern Mohican Township.

Name and history

It is the only Mohican Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.

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. ^ Ashland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website