Carlisle Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Coordinates:41.3153°N -82.1206°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Name2:Lorain
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:62.59
Area Land Km2:61.60
Area Water Km2:0.99
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:231
Elevation Ft:758
Population Total:7124
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-12140[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086505

Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 7,124.

Geography

Located in central Lorain County, it borders the following townships and cities:

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 fiscal officer,[5] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. July 29, 2020.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: Carlisle township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 17 July 2023.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24