Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Loudon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,140 people in the township.[3]

Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
Township hall
Location of Loudon Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Fostoria (yellow).
Coordinates: 41°7′19″N 83°22′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Area
 • Total33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
 • Land33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation768 ft (234 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,140
 • Density63.7/sq mi (24.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-45052[2]
GNIS feature ID1086950[1]

Geography

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

Part of the city of Fostoria is located in northwestern Loudon Township.

Name and history

Loudon Township was organized in 1832.[4]

Statewide, the only other Loudon Township is located in Carroll County.

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
  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. Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 552.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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