Dodson Township, Highland County, Ohio

Dodson Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township


Location of Dodson Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°13′35″N 83°47′37″W / 39.22639°N 83.79361°W / 39.22639; -83.79361Coordinates: 39°13′35″N 83°47′37″W / 39.22639°N 83.79361°W / 39.22639; -83.79361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
 • Total 26.3 sq mi (68.0 km2)
 • Land 26.3 sq mi (68.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,020 ft (311 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,514
 • Density 95.7/sq mi (37.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-22204[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086302[1]

Dodson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,514 people in the township, 1,166 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Lynchburg is located in northern Dodson Township.

Name and history

Dodson Township derives its name from Joshua Dodson, a government surveyor.[4] It is the only Dodson 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. ↑ Highland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 38.
  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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