Atwater Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Portage County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2000 census there were 2,762 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Edinburg Township - north
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Palmyra Township - northeast corner
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Deerfield Township - east
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Lexington Township, Stark County - south
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Marlboro Township, Stark County - southwest
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Randolph Township - west
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Rootstown Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Atwater Township, although the
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
of
Atwater is located in the center of the township.
Name and history
Atwater Township is named for Capt. Caleb Atwater, a landowner in the
Connecticut Western Reserve. It is the only Atwater 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 an elected township fiscal officer, 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
Students in Atwater Township are served by the
Waterloo Local School District
Waterloo most commonly refers to:
* Battle of Waterloo, a battle on 18 June 1815 in which Napoleon met his final defeat
* Waterloo, Belgium, where the battle took place.
Waterloo may also refer to:
Other places
Antarctica
*King George Island (S ...
, which also serves neighboring Randolph Township. Fire and EMS protection is provided by the Atwater Township Volunteer Fire Department.
Welcome to the Atwater Township Volunteer Fire Department
Accessed 2008-07-10.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Portage County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio