Dorset Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Dorset 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 Km2:59.8
Area Land Km2:59.7
Area Water Km2:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:807
Population Density Km2:14.2
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:298
Elevation Ft:978
Coordinates:41.6764°N -80.6686°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44032
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-22344[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085725

Dorset Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 807 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Dorset Township, although the unincorporated community of Dorset lies in the center of the township.

Climate

Name and history

It is the only Dorset Township statewide.[4]

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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Herbert Dean and members James Bailey and Jeffrey Hinkle.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Dorset township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 15 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2196 Ashtabula County, Ohio