Berlin Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,450.
Berlin Township, Erie County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Countryside in central Berlin Township | |
 Location of Berlin Township in Erie County | |
| Coordinates: 41°20′18″N 82°30′4″W / 41.33833°N 82.50111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Erie |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2) |
| • Land | 30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,450 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-05802[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086061[1] |
| Website | berlintwpohio |
Geography
editLocated in the eastern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
- Vermilion Township - northeast
- Florence Township - east
- Wakeman Township, Huron County - southeast corner
- Townsend Township, Huron County - south
- Norwalk Township, Huron County - southwest corner
- Milan Township - west
- Huron Township - northwest
The village of Berlin Heights is located in southern Berlin Township.
Name and history
edit- Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Holmes, Knox, and Mahoning Counties.[4]
- This township had been originally established about 1808 as "Eldredge" Township, in honor of one of its original land-speculators; however, due to that land-owner falling into dis-favor with the pioneer-settlers who purchased their farms from him, the township name was shortly-later changed to "Berlin" township.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Berlin township, Erie County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Williams, William W. (1879). History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio. Press of Leader Printing Company. p. 452.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.