Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio

Lyme Township, Huron County, Ohio
Township

The John Wright Mansion, a historic site in the township

Location of Lyme Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Bellevue (yellow).
Coordinates: 41°15′12″N 82°47′20″W / 41.25333°N 82.78889°WCoordinates: 41°15′12″N 82°47′20″W / 41.25333°N 82.78889°W
Country United States
State Ohio
County Huron
Area
 • Total 23.6 sq mi (61.2 km2)
 • Land 23.6 sq mi (61.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 784 ft (239 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 968
 • Density 41.1/sq mi (15.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-45514[1]
GNIS feature ID 1086349[2]

Lyme Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

It is the only township in the county to border Sandusky County.

Part of the city of Bellevue is located in northwestern Lyme Township, and the unincorporated community of Hunts Corners lies in the township's southeastern corner.

Name and history

It is the only Lyme Township statewide.[4]

Settlement of Lyme Township began in 1808. Three years later, the "Sutton Settlement" (now Hunts Corners) was established in the southeastern portion of the county.[5]

National Register of Historic Places

The John Wright Mansion, located on State Route 113, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1974. In 1993, the entirety of Hunts Corners was listed on the Register as a historic district.[6]

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,[7] 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 2009, the board was composed of Roger Hunker, David Lepley, and Michael C. Nottke, and the fiscal officer was Deborah Hawkins.[8]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Huron County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ Baughman, A.J. History of Huron County Ohio: Its Progress and Development. Vol. 1. Chicago: Clarke, 1909, 235.
  6. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  8. ↑ Officials of Huron County Townships, Huron County, 2009. Accessed 2009-04-20.

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