Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio
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Stokes Township is one of seventeen townships in Logan County, Ohio. It is located in the northwestern corner of the county. The village of Lakeview lies within Stokes Township. The 2000 U.S. Census found 5,367 people in the township.
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[edit] Geography
It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
- Bloomfield Township, on the south;
- Jackson Township, Shelby County, on the southwest;
- Clay Township, Auglaize County, on the west;
- Goshen Township, Auglaize County, on the north;
- Roundhead Township, Hardin County, on the northeast;
- Richland Township, on the east;
- Washington Township, on the southeast
[edit] Name and history
Stokes Township was formed in 1838 from Bloomfield Township.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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.
[edit] References
- Genealogy in Logan County, Ohio--Geography
- County & Township Map of Ohio (PDF object)
- The U.S. Census Bureau
