Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Township

The Scottown Covered Bridge

Location of Windsor Township in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°32′29″N 82°25′38″W / 38.54139°N 82.42722°W / 38.54139; -82.42722Coordinates: 38°32′29″N 82°25′38″W / 38.54139°N 82.42722°W / 38.54139; -82.42722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lawrence
Area
  Total 39.2 sq mi (101.4 km2)
  Land 39.1 sq mi (101.3 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 850 ft (259 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 2,127
  Density 54.4/sq mi (21.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-86002[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086451[1]

Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,127 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Windsor Township, although the unincorporated communities of Scottown and Willow Wood are located in the eastern and central parts of the township respectively.

Name and history

Statewide, other Windsor Townships are located in Ashtabula and Morgan counties.

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,[4] 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.

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