Lee Township, Carroll County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Lee Township, Carroll 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:Carroll
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:81.9
Area Land Km2:81.9
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1022
Population Density Km2:12.5
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:374
Elevation Ft:1227
Coordinates:40.5211°N -80.9792°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-42434[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085830

Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,022.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Lee Township, although the unincorporated community of Harlem Springs lies in the township's center

Name and history

Statewide, other Lee Townships are located in Athens and Monroe counties.

At the March, 1836, meeting of the county commissioners the entry made was: "After reading and considering the petition for the erection and alteration of several townships in different parts of the county the following is moved", "A township named Lee was ordered to be erected from parts of the townships of Rock and Jefferson."[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.

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. https://devresearch.ohio.gov/files/research/P3008.pdf Ohio Department of Development
  4. Book: History of Carroll and Harrison Counties . Eckley . H.J. . Perry . W.T. . 1921 . The Lewis Publishing Co.. 185 .
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. http://www.puc.state.oh.us/pucogis/sd2007_pdf/sd019.pdf PUC Ohio map of School Districts