Loudon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio. There were 2,246 residents of the township at the time of the 2020 census.
Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio | |
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 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 / 41.12194°N 83.37250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Seneca |
| Area | |
| • Total | 33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2) |
| • Land | 33.6 sq mi (87.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,246 |
| • Density | 67/sq mi (26/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-45052[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086950[1] |
History edit
Loudon Township was organized in 1832.[4]
Geography edit
Part of the city of Fostoria is located in northwestern Loudon Township.
Government edit
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.
The township employs 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 edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Loudon township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Transcript Printing Company. pp. 552.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.