Sylvania Township is one of the eleven

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of Lucas County,

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, United States. As of 2010, the total population was 48,487, making it the second most populous municipality of Lucas County, Northwest Ohio, and the 419 / 567 area codes (behind only Toledo). It is the 8th most populous township in Ohio. The township entirely encompasses the city of Sylvania. Excluding the city of Sylvania, the remainder of the township had a population of 29,522 in 2010. The township government is under direction of a 3-member

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(elected to staggered 4-year terms), an elected Clerk and a full-time Administrator.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities: * Whiteford Township, Monroe County, Michigan - north * Toledo - east *

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- southeast * Springfield Township - south * Spencer Township - southwest * Richfield Township - west * Riga Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northwest The city of Sylvania lies in northern Sylvania Township. The

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and Ten Mile Creek both flow through the township.

Name and history

The township was named for its former woodlands, Sylvania being a name derived from Latin meaning "forest land". It is the only Sylvania Township statewide.

Government

Sylvania township is a limited home rule township 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. ORC Chapter 504. 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, 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. , the Township Trustees are Neal Mahoney, John Crandall and John Jennewine. Dave Simko is the fiscal officer.

Transportation

The following highways are important transportation arteries in Sylvania Township: * Interstate 475 from Toledo, Ohio to Springfield Township *

U.S. Route 20 U.S. Route 20 or U.S. Highway 20 (US 20) is an east–west United States Numbered Highway that stretches from the Pacific Northwest east to New England. The "0" in its route number indicates that US 20 is a major coast-to-coast route. S ...

Central Avenue ( Richfield Township to Reynolds Road), Reynolds Road (Central Avenue to Toledo) *

U.S. Route 23 } U.S. Route 23 or U.S. Highway 23 (US 23) is a major north–south U.S. Highway between Jacksonville, Florida, and Mackinaw City, Michigan. It is an original 1926 route which originally reached only as far south as Portsmouth, Ohio, and has sinc ...

, Whiteford Township, Monroe County, Michigan to Interstate 475, then concurrent with Interstate 475 to Springfield Township * SR 51 Monroe Street (Toledo to US 23), ends at US 23 * SR 120 Central Avenue (Richfield Township to

and Toledo) * SR 184 Alexis Road (Toledo) to Acres Road :*''(eastbound)'' - Acres Road (Alexis Road to Monroe Street), ends at Monroe Street :*''(westbound)'' - Alexis Road (Acres Road to Monroe Street), ends at Monroe Street

References

External links

Township websiteCounty website
{{Authority control Townships in Lucas County, Ohio Townships in Ohio