Berlin Township, Erie County, Ohio
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| Berlin Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| - Total | 31.6 sq mi (82.0 km²) |
| - Land | 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km²) |
| - Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.7 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 3,702 |
| - Density | 121.0/sq mi (46.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-05802[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086061[1] |
Berlin Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 3,702 people in the township, 3,017 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
- Vermilion Township - northeast
- Florence Township - east
- Wakeman Township, Huron County - southeast corner
- Townsend Township, Huron County - south
- Norwalk Township, Huron County - southwest corner
- Milan Township - west
- Huron Township - northwest
The village of Berlin Heights is located in southern Berlin Township.
[edit] Name and history
Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Holmes, Knox, and Mahoning Counties.
[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
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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