Perkins Township is one of the nine

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of Erie County,

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metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census the population was 12,390.

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and city: * Sandusky - north * Huron Township - east * Milan Township - southeast corner * Oxford Township - south * Groton Township - southwest corner * Margaretta Township - west No municipalities are located in Perkins Township, although the

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of Bogart, Fairview Lanes, and Sandusky South lie in the township's east (Bogart) and its north along the border with the city of Sandusky (other two).

Name and history

Perkins Township was named for Elias Perkins, a native of

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, who was one of its first landowners. It is the only Perkins Township statewide.

Economy

Perkins Township houses numerous large, commercialized and tourist-related businesses, due, in large part, to

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in neighboring Sandusky. With an increase in tourism, several prominent companies have recently built large indoor/outdoor waterpark facilities, such as

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and Maui Sands, bolstering the area's vital tourism industry. In addition, the Sandusky Mall and Sandusky Speedway lie in Perkins Township. Aside from the Mall District, the chief employer in Perkins Township is the township's

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plant. On March 31, 2006, Delphi announced that the plant in Perkins Township would be one of 21 and would close in the United States following the company's filing for

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in October 2005. Although the Perkins Township plant remained open, its future was uncertain, as were the livelihoods of the approximately 1,100 people employed there. However, Delphi sold the plant in early 2008 to Kyklos, Inc, which continues to operate the plant under the name KBI.

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.

Public services

Addresses in the township have the Sandusky ZIP code of 44870. Perkins Township operates full-time police and fire departments, and is the only township in Erie County with its police department. All other townships in Erie County receive law enforcement services from the Erie County Sheriff's Office.

References

External links

Township websiteCounty website
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