Reed Township, Seneca County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Reed 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 Km2:99.7
Area Land Km2:99.7
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:38.5
Area Land Sq Mi:38.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:738
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:274
Elevation Ft:899
Coordinates:41.1319°N -82.89°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44807
Area Code:419
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-65942[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086952

Reed Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 738 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Reed Township, but it does contain the unincorporated community of West Lodi.

Name and history

Reed Township was organized in 1826, and named in honor of Seth Reed[4] (or Seth Read),[5] a pioneer settler. It is the only Reed Township statewide.[6]

Omar Chapel is a historical property in Reed Township which once was a stop on the Underground Railroad. It was completed in 1843 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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,[7] 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: Reed 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: Baughman, Abraham J.. History of Seneca County, Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests. 1911. Lewis Publishing Company. 473.
  5. Book: Lang, William. History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. 1880. Transcript Printing Company. Springfield, Ohio. 578.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24