Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Adams Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,320 people in the township.[3]

Adams Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
Countryside in southeastern Adams Township
Location of Adams Township in Seneca County
Coordinates: 41°12′25″N 83°1′5″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Area
 • Total36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Land36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation794 ft (242 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total1,320
 • Density36.5/sq mi (14.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-00324[2]
GNIS feature ID1086940[1]

Geography

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

Part of the village of Green Springs is located in northern Adams Township.

Name and history

Adams Township was organized in 1826.[4] It was named for John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States.[5]

It is one of ten Adams Townships 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.

Township officials
Office Name[8]
Chairman Dave Carrothers
Trustee Bret Cleveland
Trustee Bill Frankart
Fiscal Officer Joline Humbert

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Butterfield, Consul Willshire (1848). History of Seneca County: Containing a Detailed Narrative of the Principal Events that Have Occurred Since Its First Settlement Down to the Present Time. D. Campbell. p. 155.
  5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, Or a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 68. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  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.
  8. "Adams Township officials". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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