Andover Township is one of the twenty-seven
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Ashtabula County,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, United States. The
2010 census found 2,753 people in the township,
1,608 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located on the southeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Richmond Township - north
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North Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
North Shenango Township is a township (Pennsylvania), township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,274 at the 2020 census, down from 1,410 at the 2010 census.
Geography
The townshi ...
- east
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South Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania
South Shenango Township is a township in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,836 at the 2020 census, down from 2,037 at the 2010 census.
Geography
The township is in southwestern Crawford County, bordered by Merce ...
- southeast
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Williamsfield Township - south
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Wayne Township - southwest corner
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Cherry Valley Township - west
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Dorset Township - northwest corner
The village of
Andover
Andover may refer to:
Places Australia
*Andover, Tasmania
Canada
* Andover Parish, New Brunswick
* Perth-Andover, New Brunswick
United Kingdom
* Andover, Hampshire, England
** RAF Andover, a former Royal Air Force station
United States
* Andove ...
is located in central Andover Township.
Name and history
It is the only Andover 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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman William French and members William Groff and Andrew Kirby, Fiscal Officer Karen Chapman.
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio