Andover Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Andover Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Ashtabula County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ashtabula

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 68.3
area_land_km2 = 57.6
area_water_km2 = 10.7
area_total_sq_mi = 26.4
area_land_sq_mi = 22.2
area_water_sq_mi = 4.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2672
population_density_km2 = 46.4
population_density_sq_mi = 120.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 330
elevation_ft = 1083
latd = 41 |latm = 36 |lats = 54 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 33 |longs = 11 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44003
area_code = 440
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blank_info = 39-02064GR|2
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Andover Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,672 people in the township, 1,403 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39007 Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located on the southeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Richmond Township - north
*North Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - east
*South Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - southeast
*Williamsfield Township - south
*Wayne Township - southwest corner
*Cherry Valley Township - west
*Dorset Township - northwest corner

The village of Andover is located in central Andover Township.

Name and history

It is the only Andover Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Kevin Kirby and members Charles Rose and Mike Ogram. [ [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2188 Ashtabula County, Ohio] Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.]

References

External links

* [http://www.co.ashtabula.oh.us County website]