Morgan Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Morgan 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 Km2:62.7
Area Land Km2:61.9
Area Water Km2:0.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2293
Population Density Km2:35.1
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:248
Elevation Ft:814
Coordinates:41.6625°N -80.8494°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-52066[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085733

Morgan Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,293 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Morgan Township: part of Roaming Shores in the southeast, and Rock Creek in the center.

Name and history

Named for Connecticut landowner John Morgan,[4] it is one of six Morgan Townships statewide.[5]

The first Euro-American settler in Morgan Township was Nathan Gillett, who came from Connecticut in 1801.[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,[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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Bob Martin and members Mike Jones, David Larosa and Fiscal Officer Marie Lesko Silbaugh.[4]

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. Web site: Morgan township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 17 May 2023.
  4. http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2204 Ashtabula County, Ohio
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24