Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio
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| Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
| - Total | 38.2 sq mi (98.9 km²) |
| - Land | 32.5 sq mi (84.3 km²) |
| - Water | 5.6 sq mi (14.6 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 991 ft (302 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 5,367 |
| - Density | 165.0/sq mi (63.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-74780[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086494[1] |
Stokes Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,367 people in the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Goshen Township, Auglaize County - north
- Roundhead Township, Hardin County - northeast
- Richland Township - east
- Washington Township - southeast
- Bloomfield Township - south
- Jackson Township, Shelby County - southwest
- Clay Township, Auglaize County - northwest
The village of Lakeview is located in eastern Stokes Township.
A significant portion of eastern Stokes Township is occupied by Indian Lake.
[edit] Name and history
Statewide, the only other Stokes Township is located in Madison County.
Stokes Township was formed in 1838 from Bloomfield Township.[citation needed]
The township was also involved in one of the last county border changes in Ohio. This change occurred in 1888 when part of Stokes Township was exchanged with Clay Township in Auglaize County for part of that county's Goshen Township.[4]
[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 fiscal officer, 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.
In the elections of November 2007, Dustin Wickerham defeated two other candidates in the election for the position of township trustee,[5] while Joan Shouse was elected without opposition to the position of township fiscal officer.[6]
[edit] Transportation
U.S. Route 33 is the most important highway in Stokes Township. Other significant highways include State Routes 235, 365, 366, 368, and 720.
[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.
- ^ Logan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 12 May 2007.
- ^ http://www.myohiogenealogy.com/oh_maps/oh_cf.htm Ohio County Formation Maps. Ohio Genealogical Society. Accessed 05 July 2007. "Year 1888".
- ^ Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township trustee results", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
- ^ Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township fiscal officer", Bellefontaine Examiner, 2007-11-07, p. 2.
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