New Lyme Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

New Lyme Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Ashtabula County.
Coordinates: 41°36′9″N 80°46′21″W / 41.6025°N 80.7725°W / 41.6025; -80.7725Coordinates: 41°36′9″N 80°46′21″W / 41.6025°N 80.7725°W / 41.6025; -80.7725
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashtabula
Area
– Total	24.8 sq mi (64.2 km2)
– Land	24.8 sq mi (64.1 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1]	981 ft (299 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	1,072
– Density	43.3/sq mi (16.7/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	44047, 44085
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-54964[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085734[1]

New Lyme Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,072 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Lenox Township - north
• Dorset Township - northeast corner
• Cherry Valley Township - east
• Wayne Township - southeast corner
• Colebrook Township - south
• Orwell Township - southwest corner
• Rome Township - west
• Morgan Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in New Lyme Township.

Name and history

It is the only New Lyme Township statewide.^[4]

The township was first settled by former Connecticut resident Joel Owen in 1803.^[5]

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,^[6] 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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Christopher Zaebst and members William Edelman and Lee Fetters.^[5]

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. ^ Ashtabula 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. ^ ^{a b} Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website