Windsor Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,897 people in the township.
Windsor Township, Morgan County, Ohio | |
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 Corn harvest in the Big Bottom, east of Stockport | |
 Location of Windsor Township in Morgan County | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′0″N 81°46′33″W / 39.55000°N 81.77583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Morgan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.6 sq mi (113.0 km2) |
| • Land | 42.7 sq mi (110.5 km2) |
| • Water | 1.0 sq mi (2.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,897 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-86016[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086695[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Meigsville Township - north
- Center Township - northeast
- Waterford Township, Washington County - east
- Watertown Township, Washington County - southeast, north of Palmer Township
- Palmer Township, Washington County - southeast, south of Watertown Township
- Wesley Township, Washington County - south
- Marion Township - southwest
- Penn Township - west
- Malta Township - northwest, west of Morgan Township
- Morgan Township - northwest, east of Malta Township
The village of Stockport is located in western Windsor Township.
Name and history edit
Statewide, other Windsor Townships are located in Ashtabula and Lawrence counties.
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,[4] 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.
- ^ "Windsor township, Morgan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.