Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
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| Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashland |
| Area | |
| - Total | 25.9 sq mi (67.2 km²) |
| - Land | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 1,086 ft (331 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 857 |
| - Density | 33.1/sq mi (12.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-68966[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085714[1] |
Ruggles Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 857 people in the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- New London Township, Huron County - north
- Rochester Township, Lorain County - northeast corner
- Troy Township - east
- Orange Township - southeast
- Clear Creek Township - south
- Butler Township, Richland County - southwest
- Greenwich Township, Huron County - west
- Fitchville Township, Huron County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Ruggles Township.
[edit] Name and history
It is the only Ruggles Township statewide.
This township is included in the region known as the Firelands and was originally a part of adjacent Huron County. It is named for Almon Ruggles, a surveyor retained by the Connecticut Land Company in 1808 and the first county recorder of Huron County.[4]
Huron County was established by the Ohio General Assembly on February 7, 1809 and, at the time, comprised present-day Erie County (except a small part in the northwest); Huron County, Ruggles Township in Ashland County, and Danbury Township in Ottawa County[5] - in short, the entire Firelands.
[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.
- ^ Ashland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Milan and the Milan Canal, by Charles E. Frohman, c.1976, pp. 26-28.
- ^ Ohio Lands, A Short History, a publication of the Ohio Auditor of State, c. 1994, p. 10.
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