Sandusky Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Richland County,
Ohio
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, United States. It is a part of the
Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The
2020 census found 1,002 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Sharon Township - north
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Springfield Township - east
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Troy Township - southeast, north of Troy Township, Morrow County
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Troy Township, Morrow County - southeast corner, north of Troy Township, Richland County
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North Bloomfield Township, Morrow County - south
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Polk Township, Crawford County - southwest
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Jackson Township, Crawford County - northwest
A small part of the city of
Crestline is located in northwestern Sandusky Township along with a part of Galion City.
Name and history
Statewide, other Sandusky Townships are located in
Crawford and
Sandusky 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
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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.
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Richland County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio