Vermillion Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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of
Ashland County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 2,558 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the south central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Montgomery Township - north
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Perry Township - northeast corner
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Mohican Township - east
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Lake Township - southeast corner
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Green Township - south
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Monroe Township, Richland County - southwest corner
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Mifflin Township - west
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Milton Township - northwest corner
The village of
Hayesville is located in central Vermillion Township.
Name and history
Vermillion Township was organized in 1816.
It is the only Vermillion Township statewide, although there is a
Vermilion Township in Erie 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 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
County website
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Townships in Ashland County, Ohio
1816 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1816
Townships in Ohio