Morgan Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,293 people in the township.[3]
Morgan Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Morgan Township in Ashtabula County | |
| Coordinates: 41°39′45″N 80°50′58″W / 41.66250°N 80.84944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashtabula |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.2 sq mi (62.7 km2) |
| • Land | 23.9 sq mi (61.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,293 |
| • Density | 91/sq mi (35.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-52066[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085733[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Austinburg Township - north
- Jefferson Township - northeast corner
- Lenox Township - east
- New Lyme Township - southeast corner
- Rome Township - south
- Hartsgrove Township - southwest corner
- Trumbull Township - west
- Harpersfield Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Morgan Township: part of Roaming Shores in the southeast, and Rock Creek in the center.
Name and history
editNamed for Connecticut landowner John Morgan,[4] it is one of six Morgan Townships statewide.[5]
The first Euro-American settler in Morgan Township was Nathan Gillett, who came from Connecticut in 1801.[4]
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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Bob Martin and members Mike Jones, David Larosa and Fiscal Officer Marie Lesko Silbaugh.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Morgan township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.