Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Lake Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 736 at the 2020 census.^[3]

Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Township
The Lake Fork of the Mohican River
Location of Lake Township in Ashland County
Coordinates: 40°41′56″N 82°9′37″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
• Total	20.1 sq mi (52.1 km2)
• Land	20.0 sq mi (51.9 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,086 ft (331 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	736
• Density	34/sq mi (13.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-41272[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085707[1]

Geography

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

• Mohican Township - north
• Plain Township, Wayne County - northeast corner
• Clinton Township, Wayne County - east
• Washington Township, Holmes County - south
• Green Township - west
• Vermillion Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Lake Township.

Name and history

Lake Township was organized in 1814.^[4]

Statewide, other Lake Townships are located in Logan, Stark, and Wood counties.

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.