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 26.2 sq mi (67.8 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,020 ft (311 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,607
 • Density 100/sq mi (38.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-22204[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086302[1]

Dodson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,607,[3] of whom 1,110 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.[4]

Geography

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

Part of the village of Lynchburg is located in northern Dodson Township.

Name and history

Dodson Township derives its name from Joshua Dodson, a government surveyor.[5] It is the only Dodson Township statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Dodson township, Highland County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Remainder of Dodson township, Dodson township, Highland County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 38.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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