Randolph Township, Portage County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Randolph Township
Settlement Type:Civil township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Portage
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:75.6
Area Land Km2:75.5
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:29.2
Area Land Sq Mi:29.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:5276
Population Density Km2:69.6
Population Density Sq Mi:180.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:343
Elevation Ft:1125
Coordinates:41.0297°N -81.2536°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44265
Area Code:330, 234
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-65452[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086836

Randolph Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,276 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Randolph Township, though the unincorporated community of Saint Joseph is located in the far western edge of the township.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Randolph Township covers an area of 25 sq mi.

Name and history

Randolph Township was named in honor of Randolph Storrs, the son of a pioneer settler.[3]

It is the only Randolph Township statewide.[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.

Randolph has a public library, a branch of the Portage County District Library.[6]

Public services

Students in Randolph Township are served by the Waterloo Local School District, which also serves neighboring Atwater Township.[7]

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. Book: History of Portage County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc. . Warner, Beers & Company . 1885 . 514.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. Web site: Hours & Locations . Portage County District Library . 3 March 2018.
  7. http://www.viking.portage.k12.oh.us/district_info.htm District Info