| Vermilion Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.8 km2) |
| • Land | 22.0 sq mi (56.9 km2) |
| • Water | 2.3 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 620 ft (189 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 9,575 |
| • Density | 435.6/sq mi (168.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44089 |
| Area code(s) | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-79730[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086071[1] |
Vermilion Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 9,575 people in the township, 4,638 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the northeastern corner of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
Part of the city of Vermilion is located in northeastern Vermilion Township along the shoreline of Lake Erie.
It is the only Vermilion Township statewide, although there is a Vermillion Township in Ashland County.
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,[4] 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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