New Russia Township is one of the eighteen
townships
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of
Lorain County
Lorain County is a County (United States), county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 312,964. Its county seat is Elyria, Ohio, Elyria. The county was physicall ...
,
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. As of the
2010 census the population was 2,515,
of whom 1,943 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.
Geography
Located in central Lorain County, it borders the following townships and city:
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Amherst Township - north
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Elyria Township - northeast corner
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Carlisle Township - east
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LaGrange Township - southeast corner
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Oberlin - south
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Pittsfield Township - south
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Camden Township - southwest corner
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Henrietta Township - west
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Brownhelm Township - northwest corner
Part of the village of
South Amherst is located in the township's northwest.
Name and history
It is the only New Russia Township statewide. Previously known as "Russia Township", the name "New Russia" became effective on January 1, 1992 after the residents of the township wanted to separate from the
City of Oberlin over concerns due to the municipality's growth.
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
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 G ...
. 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