Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio
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| Margaretta Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| - Total | 50.2 sq mi (130.1 km²) |
| - Land | 34.0 sq mi (88.2 km²) |
| - Water | 16.2 sq mi (41.9 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,289 |
| - Density | 184.7/sq mi (71.3/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-47572[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086066[1] |
Margaretta 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 6,289 people in the township, 4,662 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Portage Township, Ottawa County - north across Sandusky Bay, west of Danbury Township
- Danbury Township, Ottawa County - north across Sandusky Bay, east of Portage Township
- Sandusky - northeast
- Perkins Township - east
- Oxford Township - southeast corner
- Groton Township - south
- Townsend Township, Sandusky County - southwest
- Riley Township, Sandusky County - west across Sandusky Bay
- Bay Township, Ottawa County - northwest across Sandusky Bay
The farthest north and west township in Erie County, Margaretta Township is the only county township with any border on Ottawa County.
Two villages are located in Margaretta Township: Bay View on the Sandusky Bay shoreline, and Castalia in the center of the township.
A section in the northwest is the only part of Erie County to lie outside the Western Reserve.
[edit] Name and history
It is the only Margaretta Township statewide.
[edit] Economy
Ford Motor Company operates a manufacturing facility in Margaretta, under its Automotive Components Holdings banner. The plant formerly operated under the Visteon name, but changed in 2005.
[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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