Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Lorain County,
Ohio,
United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 7,124.
Geography
Located in central Lorain County, it borders the following townships and cities:
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Elyria Township - north, west of Elyria city
*
Elyria Elyria may refer to:
*Elyria, Ohio, city in Ohio, United States
*Elyria (Amtrak station), Amtrak station in Elyria, Ohio
*Elyria, Kansas, unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
*Elyria, Nebraska, village in Nebraska, United States
*Elyri ...
- north, east of Elyria Township
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Eaton Township - east
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Grafton Grafton may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Grafton, New South Wales
Canada
* Grafton, New Brunswick
* Grafton, Nova Scotia
* Grafton, Ontario
England
* Grafton, Cheshire
* Grafton, Herefordshire
*Grafton, North Yorkshire
* Grafton, Oxfordshi ...
- southeast
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LaGrange Township - south
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Pittsfield Township - southwest corner
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New Russia Township - west
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Amherst Township - northwest corner
The
unincorporated community of
Brentwood Lake lies in far eastern Carlisle Township.
Name and history
It is the only Carlisle Township statewide.
Carlisle Township was established in 1822.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
References
External links
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County website
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1822 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1822
Townships in Lorain County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio