Porter Township, Delaware County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Porter Township, Delaware 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:Delaware
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:65.7
Area Land Km2:65.7
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2194
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:338
Elevation Ft:1109
Coordinates:40.3225°N -82.8044°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-64178[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086054

Porter Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,194.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Porter Township.

Name and history

Porter Township was organized in the 1820s. It was named for Hon. Robert Porter, a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who received from President John Adams a land grant in Delaware County.[4]

Statewide, the only other Porter Township is located in Scioto County.

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.

Public services

Fire protection in Porter Township is the responsibility of the Porter-Kingston Fire District,[6] and emergency medical services are provided by the Delaware County EMS.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porter township, Delaware County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 24 June 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: History of Delaware County and Ohio . O. L. Baskin & Company . 1880 . 575.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. http://pkfd.org Porter-Kingston Fire District
  7. http://www.delcoems.org Delaware County EMS