Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Loudon Township, Seneca 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:Seneca
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:87.0
Area Land Km2:87.0
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:33.6
Area Land Sq Mi:33.6
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2246
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:234
Elevation Ft:768
Coordinates:41.1219°N -83.3725°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-45052[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086950

Loudon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio. There were 2,246 residents of the township at the time of the 2020 census.

History

Loudon Township was organized in 1832.[4]

Geography

Part of the city of Fostoria is located in northwestern Loudon Township.

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.

The township employs 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: Loudon township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 20 August 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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: Lang, William. History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. 1880. 552.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24