Windsor Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Mason Township - north
- Guyan Township, Gallia County - northeast corner
- Rome Township - east
- Union Township - south
- Fayette Township - southwest corner
- Lawrence Township - west
- Aid Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Windsor Township, although the unincorporated communities of Scottown and Willow Wood are located in the eastern and central parts of the township respectively.
Name and history
Statewide, other Windsor Townships are located in Ashtabula and Morgan 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, 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
- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Windsor township, Lawrence County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.