Seneca Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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of
Seneca County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,444 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Hopewell Township - north
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Clinton Township - northeast corner
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Eden Township - east
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Sycamore Township, Wyandot County - southeast corner
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Tymochtee Township, Wyandot County - south
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Crawford Township, Wyandot County - southwest corner
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Big Spring Township - west
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Loudon Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Seneca Township.
Name and history
Seneca Township was established in 1820.
Statewide, other Seneca Townships are located in
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counties.
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
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. 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