Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Randolph Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location within Portage County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 75.6
area_land_km2 = 75.5
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 29.2
area_land_sq_mi = 29.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 5504
population_density_km2 = 72.9
population_density_sq_mi = 188.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 343
elevation_ft = 1125
latd = 41 |latm = 1 |lats = 47 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 15 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44265
area_code = 330, 234
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blank_info = 39-65452GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086836GR|3
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Randolph Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,504 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39133 Portage County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Rootstown Township - north
*Edinburg Township - northeast corner
*Atwater Township - east
*Marlboro Township, Stark County - south
*Lake Township, Stark County - southwest
*Suffield Township - west
*Brimfield Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Randolph Township.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Randolph Township covers an area of 25 sq mi.

Name and history

It is the only Randolph 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.co.portage.oh.us County website]