Ripley Township, Huron County, Ohio

Ripley Township, Huron County, Ohio
Township

1849 farmhouse on New State Road

Location of Ripley Township in Huron County.
Coordinates: 41°1′35″N 82°34′19″W / 41.02639°N 82.57194°W / 41.02639; -82.57194Coordinates: 41°1′35″N 82°34′19″W / 41.02639°N 82.57194°W / 41.02639; -82.57194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Huron
Area
 • Total 25.6 sq mi (66.3 km2)
 • Land 25.6 sq mi (66.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,053 ft (321 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 943
 • Density 36.8/sq mi (14.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-67300[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086358[1]

Ripley Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 943 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Ripley Township.

Name and history

Ripley Township was named for Rev. Hezekiah Ripley, a pioneer settler.[4]

Statewide, the only other Ripley Township is located in Holmes County.

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,[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.

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. ↑ Huron County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 262.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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