Dorset Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

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Dorset Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Dorset Township in Ashtabula County
Location of Dorset Township in Ashtabula County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Ashtabula
Area
 • Total 23.1 sq mi (59.8 km2)
 • Land 23.1 sq mi (59.7 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 978 ft (298 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 846
 • Density 37/sq mi (14.2/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44032
Area code(s) 440
FIPS code 39-22344[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085725[1]

Dorset Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 846 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Dorset Township, although the unincorporated community of Dorset lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Dorset 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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Herbert Dean and members James Bailey and Jeffrey Hinkle.[6]

References

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  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  6. ↑ Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.

External links

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