Portage Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 734.
Portage Township, Hancock County, Ohio | |
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 Christian Distribution Center Church, Township Road 109 | |
 Location of Portage Township in Hancock County | |
| Coordinates: 41°7′18″N 83°43′21″W / 41.12167°N 83.72250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Hancock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.13 sq mi (62.50 km2) |
| • Land | 24.12 sq mi (62.46 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 758 ft (231 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 734 |
| • Density | 30/sq mi (12/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-64066[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086252[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Henry Township, Wood County - north
- Allen Township - east
- Liberty Township - south
- Blanchard Township - southwest corner
- Pleasant Township - west
- Jackson Township, Wood County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Portage Township.
Name and history edit
Statewide, other Portage Townships are located in Ottawa and Wood counties.
Portage Township was organized in 1833. The township was named for a river that runs through it.[4]
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. 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 edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Portage township, Hancock County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Hancock County, Ohio. Warner, Beers. 1886. pp. 478.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.