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Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio

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Township in Ohio, United States
Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio
Township
Township hallTownship hall
Location of Loudon Township (red) in Seneca County, adjacent to the city of Fostoria (yellow).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 / 41.12194; -83.37250
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySeneca
Area
 • Total33.6 sq mi (87.0 km)
 • Land33.6 sq mi (87.0 km)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km)
Elevation768 ft (234 m)
Population
 • Total2,246
 • Density67/sq mi (26/km)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-45052
GNIS feature ID1086950

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.

History

Loudon Township was organized in 1832.

Geography

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

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.

The township employs an elected township fiscal officer 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Loudon township, Seneca County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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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Municipalities and communities of Seneca County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Tiffin
Cities
Map of Ohio highlighting Seneca County
Villages
Townships
CDPs
Unincorporated
communities
Ghost towns
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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