Catawba Island Township, Ottawa County, Ohio | |
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Aerial view of Catawba Island from the west | |
Location of Catawba Island Township in Ottawa County. | |
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Ottawa |
Area | |
• Total | 16.9 sq mi (43.8 km2) |
• Land | 5.7 sq mi (14.8 km2) |
• Water | 11.2 sq mi (29.1 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 581 ft (177 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,157 |
• Density | 554.0/sq mi (213.9/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 43452 |
Area code(s) | 419 |
FIPS code | 39-12588[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086758[1] |
Catawba Island Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,157 people in the township.[3] Aside from Mouse Island, there is not a single notable island within the township.
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The township is located in the northeastern part of the county on the northern point of the Marblehead Peninsula, forming its own peninsula — not an island — into Lake Erie. It borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Catawba Island Township.
It is the only Catawba Island Township statewide. One source claims that it is named for the Catawba tribe, who once lived in the Carolinas.[4]
A huge part of the township is located within the Firelands, the westernmost section of the Connecticut Western Reserve.
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,[5] 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.
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