Atwater Township, Portage County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Atwater Township, Portage County, 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 = 67.2
area_land_km2 = 67.1
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 26.0
area_land_sq_mi = 25.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2762
population_density_km2 = 41.2
population_density_sq_mi = 106.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 346
elevation_ft = 1135
latd = 41 |latm = 1 |lats = 23 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 9 |longs = 40 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44201
area_code = 330
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blank_info = 39-02862GR|2
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Atwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,762 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:
*Edinburg Township - north
*Palmyra Township - northeast corner
*Deerfield Township - east
*Lexington Township, Stark County - south
*Marlboro Township, Stark County - southwest
*Randolph Township - west
*Rootstown Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Atwater Township.

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

Name and history

It is the only Atwater 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.

Public services

Students in Atwater Township are served by the Waterloo Local School District, which also serves neighboring Randolph Township. [ [http://www.viking.portage.k12.oh.us/district_info.htm District Info] , Waterloo Local Schools, 2005. Accessed 2008-07-10.] Fire and EMS protection is provided by the Atwater Township Volunteer Fire Department. [ [http://www.atwaterfire.com Welcome to the Atwater Township Volunteer Fire Department] . Accessed 2008-07-10.]

References

External links

* [http://www.co.portage.oh.us County website]