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Harris Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
Harris Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,009 people in the township, 1,583 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Benton Township - north * Salem Township - east * Rice Township, Sandusky County - southeast corner * Washington Township, Sandusky County - south * Woodville Township, Sandusky County - southwest * Clay Township - northwest Most of the village of Elmore is located in the western part of the township. The Portage River and the Ohio Turnpike also pass through Harris Township. Name and history It is the only Harris Township statewide. 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 ...
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Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England, New York, and Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townships. Township functions are generally overseen by a governing board (the name varies from state to state) and a clerk, trustee, or mayor (in New Jersey and the metro townships of Utah). Township officers frequently include justice of ...
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Benton Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
Benton Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,449 people in the township. Geography Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Jerusalem Township, Lucas County - north * Carroll Township - east * Salem Township - southeast * Harris Township - south * Clay Township - southwest * Allen Township - northwest The village of Rocky Ridge lies in the southeastern part of the township, and the unincorporated community of Graytown lies in the township's southwest. Benton Township is also the location of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge and Crane Creek State Park. Name and history Statewide, other Benton Townships are located in Hocking, Monroe, Paulding, and Pike counties. 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 th ...
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Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the General Assembly is the ''Laws of Ohio''; the ''Ohio Revised Code'' is only a reference. The ''Ohio Revised Code'' is not officially printed, but there are several unofficial but certified (by the Ohio Secretary of State) commercial publications: ''Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' and ''Page's Ohio Revised Code Annotated'' are annotated, while ''Anderson's Ohio Revised Code Unannotated'' is not. ''Baldwin's'' is available online from Westlaw and ''Page's'' is available online from LexisNexis. History The ''Ohio Revised Code'' replaced the ''Ohio General Code'' in 1953.http://www.lexisnexis.com/infopro/zimmerman/disp.aspx?z=1794. ''URL accessed 15 September 2006.'' However the current organization and form of the ''Ohio Revised Code' ...
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Ohio Turnpike
The Ohio Turnpike, officially the James W. Shocknessy Ohio Turnpike, is a limited-access toll highway in the U.S. state of Ohio, serving as a primary corridor between Chicago and Pittsburgh. The road runs east–west in the northern section of the state, with the western end at the Indiana–Ohio border near Edon where it meets the Indiana Toll Road, and the eastern end at the Ohio–Pennsylvania border near Petersburg, where it meets the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The road is owned and maintained by the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission (OTIC), headquartered in Berea. Built from 1949 to 1955, construction for the roadway was completed a year prior to the Interstate Highway System. The modern Ohio Turnpike is signed as three Interstate numbers: I-76, I-80, and I-90. Route description The entire length of the Ohio Turnpike is , from the western terminus in Northwest Township near Edon, where it meets the Indiana Toll Road at the Ohio–Indiana border, to the easte ...
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Portage River (Ohio)
The Portage River branches run northeast from Wood County & north from Hancock County to Pemberville in eastern Wood County, where it becomes one river, then into Sandusky County, and meanders across Ottawa County through Elmore & Oak Harbor before it empties into Lake Erie at what is now Port Clinton. It most likely derives its name from early explorers who were forced to portage or carry their canoes and boats around the river's intermittent shallows and rapids. It is approximately in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 19, 2011 Native Americans were the first to use the river as a food source and for transportation. In 1782, a trader wrote to a merchant in Detroit, "it is expected there will be two French traders at or near Little Island or the Portash icRiver." In 1850 the Ohio legislature passed the first of several laws mandating the draining of the Great Black Swamp into the Po ...
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Elmore, Ohio
Elmore is a village in Ottawa and Sandusky counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 1,410 at the 2010 census. The Ottawa County portion of Elmore is part of the Toledo Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Sandusky County portion is part of the Fremont Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Elmore is located at (41.470067, -83.292115). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 1,410 people, 558 households, and 389 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 592 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 96.4% White, 0.5% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.7% of the population. There were 558 households, of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4 ...
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Clay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
Clay Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,825 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Allen Township - north * Benton Township - northeast * Harris Township - southeast * Woodville Township, Sandusky County - south * Lake Township, Wood County - southwest * Troy Township, Wood County - west The village of Genoa is located in the center of the township, and the unincorporated communities of Forest Park and Martin lie in the township's northwest and northeast respectively. Name and history Clay Township was named after statesman Henry Clay. It is one of nine Clay Townships statewide. 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 ...
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Woodville Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Woodville Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 3,303 people lived in the township Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: * Clay Township, Ottawa County - north * Harris Township, Ottawa County - northeast * Washington Township - east * Madison Township - south * Freedom Township, Wood County - southwest * Troy Township, Wood County - west The village of Woodville is located in central Woodville Township. Name and history Woodville Township was organized in 1840. It was named for Amos E. Wood, a member of Congress. It is the only Woodville Township statewide. 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 a ...
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Washington Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Washington Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 2,396 people lived in the township, 1,769 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. Geography Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Harris Township, Ottawa County - north * Salem Township, Ottawa County - northeast corner, north of Rice Township * Rice Township - northeast, south of Salem Township * Sandusky Township - east * Ballville Township - southeast corner * Jackson Township - south * Scott Township - southwest corner * Madison Township - west * Woodville Township - northwest Four villages are located in Washington Township: *Part of Elmore in the northwest *Part of Gibsonburg in the west *Part of Helena in the southwest *Lindsey in the northeast Washington Township also contains the unincorporated community of Hessville. Name and history It is one of forty-three Washington Townships s ...
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Rice Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Rice Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,143 people lived in the township. Geography Located in the northern part of the county along Sandusky Bay, it borders the following townships: * Salem Township, Ottawa County - north * Bay Township, Ottawa County - northeast, across Sandusky Bay * Riley Township - southeast * Sandusky Township - south * Washington Township - west * Harris Township, Ottawa County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Rice Township, but it does contain the unincorporated community of Kingsway. Name and history Rice Township was established in 1840. It was named for Judge Ezekiel Rice, a pioneer settler. It is the only Rice Township statewide. 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 presiden ...
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Salem Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
Salem Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,311 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Carroll Township - north * Erie Township - northeast * Bay Township - east * Rice Township, Sandusky County - south * Washington Township, Sandusky County - southwest corner * Harris Township - west * Benton Township - northwest The village of Oak Harbor is located in the township's northwest. The Portage River runs from west to east through Salem Township before emptying into Lake Erie. Name and history It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide. 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 ...
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Ohio State University
The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best public universities in the United States. Founded in 1870 as the state's land-grant university and the ninth university in Ohio with the Morrill Act of 1862, Ohio State was originally known as the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College and focused on various agricultural and mechanical disciplines, but it developed into a comprehensive university under the direction of then-Governor and later U.S. president Rutherford B. Hayes, and in 1878, the Ohio General Assembly passed a law changing the name to "the Ohio State University" and broadening the scope of the university. Admission standards tightened and became greatly more selective throughout the 2000s and 2010s. Ohio State's political science department and faculty have greatly contri ...
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