Freedom Township, Wood County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Freedom Township, Wood 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:Wood
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:78.4
Area Land Km2:78.4
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:30.3
Area Land Sq Mi:30.3
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2644
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:199
Elevation Ft:653
Coordinates:41.3928°N -83.4603°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-28756[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087182

Freedom Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,644 people in the township.

Geography

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

The village of Pemberville is located in northern Freedom Township.

Name and history

Freedom Township was established in 1831.[4] The township was named for the American ideal of liberty.[5] Statewide, other Freedom Townships are located in Henry and Portage counties.

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,[6] 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.

The Freedom Township House is located in Pemberville at the intersection of State Route 105 and Water Street.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freedom township, Wood County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 14 September 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Cities, Townships, & Villages . Wood County Government . 11 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150606014831/http://www.co.wood.oh.us/history/ctv.htm . June 6, 2015 .
  5. Book: Leeson, Michael A.. Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present, Early Settlement and Development . 1897. J.H. Beers & Company. 255.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  7. Web site: Wood County Township Association. 2009-08-14. Wood County Township Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20081120205820/http://www.woodcountytownships.com/freedom-home.htm. 2008-11-20. dead.