Reed Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Seneca County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 738 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Thompson Township – north
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Sherman Township, Huron County – northeast
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Norwich Township, Huron County – southeast
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Venice Township – south
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Bloom Township – southwest corner
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Scipio Township – west
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Adams Township – northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Reed Township, but it does contain the unincorporated community of
West Lodi.
Name and history
Reed Township was organized in 1826, and named in honor of Seth Reed (or Seth Read), a pioneer settler. It is the only Reed Township statewide.
Omar Chapel is a historical property in Reed Township which once was a stop on the
Underground Railroad
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. It was completed in 1843 and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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
County website
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Townships in Seneca County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
Populated places established in 1826
1826 establishments in Ohio