Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio
Leesburg Township is one of the fourteen townships of Union County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,487 people in the township, 267 of whom lived in the village of Magnetic Springs.
Leesburg Township, Union County, Ohio | |
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Fields north of Magnetic Springs | |
Location of Leesburg Township in Union County | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′29″N 83°18′14″W / 40.34139°N 83.30389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Union |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2) |
| • Land | 30.6 sq mi (79.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,487 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-42490[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087079[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Claibourne Township - north
- Thompson Township, Delaware County - northeast
- Scioto Township, Delaware County - southeast
- Dover Township - south
- Paris Township - southwest
- Taylor Township - west
The village of Magnetic Springs is located in northeastern Leesburg Township.
Name and history edit
Leesburg Township was organized in 1825.[4] It is the only Leesburg Township statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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.
- ^ "Leesburg township, Union County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 415.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links edit
- County website