Riley Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
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| Countryside in central Riley Township
Countryside in central Riley Township
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Sandusky |
| Area | |
| • Total | 42.8 sq mi (110.8 km2) |
| • Land | 38.6 sq mi (99.9 km2) |
| • Water | 4.2 sq mi (10.9 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,302 |
| • Density | 33.8/sq mi (13.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-67188[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086915[1] |
Riley Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,302 people lived in the township.[3]
Communities
- Wightmans Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northwest portion of the township along the shore of the Sandusky River. Wightmans Grove had its start as a summer resort owned by Thelismer O. Wightman.[4]
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county along Sandusky Bay, it borders the following townships:
- Bay Township, Ottawa County - north, across Sandusky Bay
- Portage Township, Ottawa County - northwest corner, across Sandusky Bay, north of Margarette Township
- Margaretta Township, Erie County - northeast, across Sandusky Bay, south of Portage Township
- Townsend Township - east
- York Township - southeast corner
- Green Creek Township - south
- Ballville Township - southwest corner
- Sandusky Township - west
- Rice Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Riley Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Riley Township is located in Putnam County.
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.
References
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- ↑ Sandusky County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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