Andover Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Andover Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ashtabula
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:68.2
Area Land Km2:57.5
Area Water Km2:10.7
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2577
Population Density Km2:47.9
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:330
Elevation Ft:1083
Coordinates:41.615°N -80.5531°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44003
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-02064[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085718

Andover Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,577 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

Located on the southeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Andover is located in central Andover Township.

Name and history

It is the only Andover 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 fiscal officer,[4] 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 William French and members William Groff and Andrew Kirby, Fiscal Officer Karen Chapman.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names . January 31, 2008 . . October 25, 2007.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. . January 31, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Andover township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . May 15, 2023.
  4. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  5. http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2188 Ashtabula County, Ohio