Sullivan Township, Ashland County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Sullivan Township, Ashland 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:Ashland
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:66.2
Area Land Km2:65.8
Area Water Km2:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2620
Population Density Km2:38.2
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:346
Elevation Ft:1135
Coordinates:41.0294°N -82.2225°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44880
Area Code:419
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-75357[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085715

Sullivan Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,620 at the 2020 census.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Sullivan Township, although the unincorporated community of Sullivan is located in the center of the township.

Name and history

Sullivan Township was organized in 1819 as part of Medina County, and then became part of Lorain County in December 1822.[4] It was added to Ashland County when it was formed on February 24, 1846 from portions of Huron, Lorain, Richland, and Wayne counties.[5]

It is the only Sullivan Township statewide.[6]

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: 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: Sullivan township, Ashland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 10 May 2023.
  4. Book: History of Ashland County, Ohio . Williams Bros. . Hill, George William . 1863 . 544.
  5. Web site: Ashland County . Ohio History Central . 12 March 2014.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24