Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen

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of Stark County,

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, United States. The 2000 census found 8,321 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities: * New Franklin - north *

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- northeast corner * Jackson Township - east * Perry Township - southeast corner * Tuscarawas Township - south * Baughman Township, Wayne County - west * Chippewa Township, Wayne County - northwest, west of Clinton * Clinton - northwest, east of Chippewa Township The City of Canal Fulton is surrounded by Lawrence Township, and the

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of North Lawrence, Newman, and Urban Hill lie within the southern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Lawrence Townships are located in

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, Tuscarawas, and

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counties. In 1833, Lawrence Township contained 3

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s, 3 saw mills, 3

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, and 2 stores.

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
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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.

Education

Lawrence Township is divided between three school districts. The northern half of the township is served by the Northwest Local School District, while the southern half is part of

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. A small area along Erie Avenue in the eastern part of the township is zoned to the

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References

External links

Township websiteCounty website
{{authority control Townships in Stark County, Ohio Townships in Ohio