Swanton Township, Lucas County, Ohio
Swanton Township, Lucas County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
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 |
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:
- Harding Township - north
- Spencer Township - northeast
- Monclova Township - east
- Waterville Township - southeast
- Providence Township - south
- Swan Creek Township, Fulton County - west
- Fulton Township, Fulton County - northwest
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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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.