Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Ashland County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 2,749 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Orange Township - north
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Jackson Township - northeast
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Perry Township - east
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Mohican Township - southeast corner
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Vermillion Township - south
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Mifflin Township - southwest corner
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Milton Township - west
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Clear Creek Township - northwest corner
Most of the city of
Ashland, the
county seat
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of Ashland County, is located in western Montgomery Township.
Name and history
Montgomery Township was organized in 1816.
Statewide, other Montgomery Townships are located in
Marion and
Wood
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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
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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
Township Website
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Townships in Ashland County, Ohio
1816 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1816
Townships in Ohio