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'''Catawba Island Township''' is one of 12 [[township]]s that make up [[Ottawa County, Ohio]], [[USA]]. It is located in the eastern part of the [[county]] and is part of the Ottawa County [[peninsula]], and not an [[island]] as its name implies. Catawba Island Township borders the following townships and municipalities: |
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'''Catawba Island Township''' is one of the twelve [[civil township|townships]] of [[Ottawa County, Ohio|Ottawa County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. The [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]] found 3,157 people in the township.<ref>[http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39123 Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] [[Ohio State University]], 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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*[[Lake Erie]] (west, north, & northeast) |
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The township is located in the northeastern part of the county on the northern point of the [[Marblehead Peninsula]], forming its own peninsula — not an island — into [[Lake Erie]]. It borders the following townships: |
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*[[Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio|Put-in-Bay Township]] - north, across Lake Erie |
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*[[Kelleys Island, Ohio|Kelleys Island]] - northeast, across Lake Erie |
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No municipalities are located in Catawba Island Township. |
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==Name and history== |
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It is the only Catawba Island Township statewide. |
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==Government== |
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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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 19:19, 19 May 2007
Catawba Island Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,157 people in the township.[1]
Geography
The township is located in the northeastern part of the county on the northern point of the Marblehead Peninsula, forming its own peninsula — not an island — into Lake Erie. It borders the following townships:
- Put-in-Bay Township - north, across Lake Erie
- Kelleys Island - northeast, across Lake Erie
- Danbury Township - southeast
- Portage Township - southwest
No municipalities are located in Catawba Island Township.
Name and history
It is the only Catawba Island Township statewide.
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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
- ^ Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |