Lawrence Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Lawrence Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Lawrence County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 86.5
area_land_km2 = 86.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 33.4
area_land_sq_mi = 33.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2574
population_density_km2 = 29.8
population_density_sq_mi = 77.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 268
elevation_ft = 879
latd = 38 |latm = 33 |lats = 26 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 32 |longs = 57 |longEW = W

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Lawrence Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,574 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39087 Lawrence County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Aid Township - north
*Mason Township - northeast corner
*Windsor Township - east
*Union Township - southeast corner
*Fayette Township - south
*Perry Township - southwest
*Upper Township - west
*Elizabeth Township - northwest

It is the only county township without a border on another county.

No municipalities are located in Lawrence Township, although the unincorporated community of Kitts Hill is located in the western part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Lawrence Townships are located in Stark, Tuscarawas, and Washington 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 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.

Education

The vast majority of educational services in Lawrence Township is provided by the Rock Hill Local School District (Pre-K through 12), although smaller portions are served by the Dawson-Bryant Local School District, and the Symmes Valley Local School District.

References

External links

* [http://www.lawrencecountyohio.org County website]