Eaton Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Lorain County,
Ohio, United States. As of the
2010 census, the population was 5,750.
Geography
Located in eastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships and cities:
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North Ridgeville
North Ridgeville is a city located along the eastern border of Lorain County, Ohio. The city's population was 35,552 in 2020. North Ridgeville is the fastest-growing city in northern Ohio. It has been ranked the 13th safest city in the United Sta ...
- north
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Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County - northeast corner
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Columbia Township - east
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Liverpool Township, Medina County - southeast corner
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Grafton Township - southeast
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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 ...
- south
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Carlisle Township - west
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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 ...
- northwest
Parts of two municipalities, separate from Eaton Township, occupy land that was once part of Eaton Township: a small corner of
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 ...
in the northwest, and the majority of
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 ...
in the south. The
census-designated place of
Eaton Estates lies in the center of the township.
Name and history
It is the only Eaton 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,
§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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Townships in Lorain County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio