Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio

Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio
Township

Fields north of Magnetic Springs

Location of Leesburg Township in Union County
Coordinates: 40°20′29″N 83°18′14″W / 40.34139°N 83.30389°W / 40.34139; -83.30389Coordinates: 40°20′29″N 83°18′14″W / 40.34139°N 83.30389°W / 40.34139; -83.30389
Country United States
State Ohio
County Union
Area
 • Total 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2)
 • Land 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 958 ft (292 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,438
 • Density 47.0/sq mi (18.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-42490[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087079[1]

Leesburg Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,438 people in the township, 1,115 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Magnetic Springs is located in northeastern Leesburg Township.

Name and history

Leesburg Township was organized in 1825.[4] It is the only Leesburg Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Union County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 415.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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