Rochester Township is one of the eighteen

townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...

of Lorain County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 792.

Geography

Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships: * Brighton Township - north * Wellington Township - northeast corner * Huntington Township - east * Sullivan Township, Ashland County - southeast corner * Troy Township, Ashland County - south * Ruggles Township, Ashland County - southwest corner * New London Township, Huron County - west * Clarksfield Township, Huron County - northwest corner The village of Rochester is located in northern Rochester Township.

Name and history

It is the only Rochester Township statewide.

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, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

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County website
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