Riley Township is one of the twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Sandusky County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2000 census, 1,302 people lived in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county along
Sandusky Bay
Sandusky Bay is a bay on Lake Erie in northern Ohio, formed at the mouth of the Sandusky River. It was identified as ''Lac Sandouské'' on a 1718 French map, with early variations recorded that suggest the name was derived from Native American lan ...
, it borders the following townships:
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Bay Township, Ottawa County - north, across Sandusky Bay
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Portage Township, Ottawa County - northwest corner, across Sandusky Bay, north of Margarette Township
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Margaretta Township, Erie County - northeast, across Sandusky Bay, south of Portage Township
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Townsend Township - east
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York Township - southeast corner
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Green Creek Township - south
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Ballville Township - southwest corner
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Sandusky Township - west
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Rice Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Riley Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Riley Township is located in
Putnam County.
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 Ge ...
. 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 Sandusky County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio