Swanton Township, Lucas County, Ohio

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Swanton Township, Lucas County, Ohio
Township
Location of Swanton Township in Lucas County
Location of Swanton Township in Lucas County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Lucas
Area
 • Total 22.1 sq mi (57.2 km2)
 • Land 22.0 sq mi (57.1 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 676 ft (206 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,012
 • Density 136/sq mi (52.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-75903[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086535[1]
Website www.swantontwp.org

Swanton Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,012 people in the township.[3] The western portion of the Toledo Express Airport is located in Swanton Township. On October 29, 1960, the Cal Poly football team plane crash occurred here, killing 22 of the 48 people on board.

Communities

  • East Swanton is an unincorporated community located in the Northwest portion of the township on US 20 east of the Swanton and south of I-75.
  • Swanton is a village located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. in the northwest portion of the township. Swanton is also located in the southeast portion of Fulton Township and the northeast portion of Swan Creek Township.
  • Wilkins is an unincorporated community located in the northern portion of the township south of the Ohio Turnpike.

Geography

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

A small part of the village of Swanton is located in northwestern Swanton Township.

Name

It is the only Swanton Township statewide.[4]

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

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  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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