| Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Concord Township Hall | |
| Municipalities and townships of Lake County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lake |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
| • Land | 23.1 sq mi (59.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 719 ft (219 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 15,282 |
| • Density | 662.2/sq mi (255.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 44060, 44077 |
| Area code(s) | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-18196[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086415[1] |
Concord Township is one of the five townships of Lake County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 15,828 people in the township.[3]
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Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
Concord Township has an area of 23 square miles.[4]
No municipalities are located in Concord Township.
The historical location of the unincorporated settlement of Concord[5] is located at the north end of Ohio State Route 608 where it meets Ravenna Road/County Highway 360 (former State Route 44), though most current development in the immediate area is located nearby at the intersection of current State Route 44 and Interstate 90.[6]
The population of Concord Township was estimated at 16,321 in 2007.[7]
It is one of seven Concord Townships statewide.[8]
Concord Township was established in 1822.[9]
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. As of 2008, the board members are Caroline Luhta, Christopher Galloway, and Paul Malchesky, and the fiscal officer is Amy Dawson.[10]
In 2004, the township included approximately 134 miles of roadways, nearly all of which are paved.[11]
Schools and school districts located in or near Concord Township include Auburn Career Center, Chardon Local Schools, The Goddard School, Hershey Montessori School, Lakeland Community College, Mentor Exempted Village School District, Riverside Local Schools, and St. Gabriel School (Lake County, Ohio) .[12]
Concord is home to Tri-Point Medical Center, a hospital part of Lake Health.[13] It opened in late 2009.[14]
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