| Lake Township, Stark County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Congress Lake clubhouse | |
| Municipalities and townships of Stark County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Stark |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2) |
| • Land | 34.8 sq mi (90.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,155 ft (352 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 25,892 |
| • Density | 744.9/sq mi (287.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-41314[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086977[1] |
Lake Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2000 census found 25,892 people in the township, 23,718 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
Several populated places are located in Lake Township:
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1820 | 588 |
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| 1840 | 2,162 |
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| 1850 | 2,228 | 3.1% | |
| 1860 | 2,321 | 4.2% | |
| 1870 | 2,113 | −9.0% | |
| 1880 | 2,177 | 3.0% | |
| 1890 | 2,164 | −0.6% | |
| 1900 | 2,312 | 6.8% | |
| 1910 | 2,539 | 9.8% | |
| 1920 | 3,073 | 21.0% | |
| 1930 | 4,337 | 41.1% | |
| 1940 | 5,246 | 21.0% | |
| 1950 | 6,716 | 28.0% | |
| 1960 | 9,358 | 39.3% | |
| 1970 | 13,053 | 39.5% | |
| 1990 | 22,343 |
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| 2000 | 25,892 | 15.9% | |
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Statewide, other Lake Townships are located in Ashland, Logan, and Wood Counties.
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.
Most students attend the Lake Local School District; their high school is Lake High School. Some students attend the North Canton City School District, and their high school is Hoover High School. A small number of students attend the Plain Local School District of Plain Township; their high school is GlenOak High School.
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