Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Carlisle Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities of Lorain County, Ohio


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

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area_total_km2 = 63.7
area_land_km2 = 63.2
area_water_km2 = 0.6
area_total_sq_mi = 24.6
area_land_sq_mi = 24.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 7339
population_density_km2 = 116.1
population_density_sq_mi = 300.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 231
elevation_ft = 758
latd = 41 |latm = 18 |lats = 55 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 7 |longs = 14 |longEW = W

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Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,339 people in the unincorporated parts of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39093 Lorain County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 14 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in central Lorain County, it borders the following townships and cities:
*Elyria Township - north, west of Elyria city
*Elyria - north, east of Elyria Township
*North Ridgeville - northeast corner
*Eaton Township - east
*Grafton Township - southeast corner
*LaGrange Township - south
*Pittsfield Township - southwest corner
*New Russia Township - west
*Amherst Township - northwest corner

Parts of two municipalities extend into Carlisle Township: the city of Elyria in the north, and the village of Grafton in the southeast. As well, the unincorporated community of Brentwood Lake lies in far eastern Carlisle Township.

Name and history

It is the only Carlisle Township statewide.

Carlisle Township was established in 1822.

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.loraincounty.us/website/index.asp?webpageid={A57AFD43-3E7E-41DA-AFC8-A06355FCA44B} Carlisle Township website]
* [http://www.loraincounty.us/website/splash.asp Lorain County website]