Lee Township, Carroll County, Ohio
Lee Township, Carroll County, Ohio | |
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 The community building | |
 Location of Lee Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′16″N 80°58′45″W / 40.52111°N 80.97917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2) |
| • Land | 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,022 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (12.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-42434[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085830[1] |
Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,022.[3]
Geography[edit]
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Washington Township - north
- Fox Township - northeast
- Springfield Township, Jefferson County - east
- Loudon Township - south
- Perry Township - southwest
- Union Township - west
- Center Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Lee Township, although the unincorporated community of Harlem Springs lies in the township's center
Name and history[edit]
Statewide, other Lee Townships are located in Athens and Monroe counties.
At the March, 1836, meeting of the county commissioners the entry made was: "After reading and considering the petition for the erection and alteration of several townships in different parts of the county the following is moved", "A township named Lee was ordered to be erected from parts of the townships of Rock and Jefferson."[4]
Government[edit]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 1,372 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,220 | −11.1% | |
| 1860 | 1,225 | 0.4% | |
| 1870 | 901 | −26.4% | |
| 1880 | 933 | 3.6% | |
| 1890 | 926 | −0.8% | |
| 1900 | 849 | −8.3% | |
| 1910 | 828 | −2.5% | |
| 1920 | 757 | −8.6% | |
| 1930 | 695 | −8.2% | |
| 1940 | 858 | 23.5% | |
| 1950 | 964 | 12.4% | |
| 1960 | 989 | 2.6% | |
| 1970 | 999 | 1.0% | |
| 1980 | 1,000 | 0.1% | |
| 1990 | 1,046 | 4.6% | |
| 2000 | 1,128 | 7.8% | |
| 2010 | 1,087 | −3.6% | |
| 2020 | 1,022 | −6.0% | |
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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.
Education[edit]
Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District.[7]
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.
- ^ Ohio Department of Development
- ^ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 185.
- ^ census data: 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 359., 1850 : 1850 page 14, 1860 : http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1860a-11.pdf 1860] page 13, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890,1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 306., 1900,1910,1920 : Austin, William Lane; Teele, Ray Palmer (1921). Fourteenth census of the United States, Volume 1. Government Printing Office. p. 561., 1930 : 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1960 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page=124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990: 1990 , 2000 : 2000 , 2010 : 2010, 2020 : 2020
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
Municipalities and communities of Carroll County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |