Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio

Township

Agricultural scene south of Wakeman

Location of Wakeman Township in Huron County

Coordinates: 41°15′20″N 82°23′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.25556°N 82.39667°W﻿ / 41.25556; -82.39667
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Huron
Area

• Total| 25.46 sq mi (65.95 km2)
• Land| 25.23 sq mi (65.34 km2)
• Water| 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2)
Elevation

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| 807 ft (246 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 2,761
• Density| 110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

44889

Area code| 440
FIPS code| 39-80472[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086361[1]

Wakeman Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 2,761.

## Geography

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Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Florence Township, Erie County \- north
* Henrietta Township, Lorain County \- northeast
* Camden Township, Lorain County \- east
* Clarksfield Township \- south
* Hartland Township \- southwest corner
* Townsend Township \- west
* Berlin Township, Erie County \- northwest corner

The village of Wakeman is located in central Wakeman Township.

## Name and history

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Wakeman Township was organized in 1824.[4] It was named for Jesup Wakeman, one of the first landowners there.[5]

It is the only Wakeman Township statewide.[6]

## Government

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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,[7] 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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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Wakeman township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 274.
5. ^ Williams, William W. (1879). History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio. Press of Leader Printing Company. p. 182.
6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Huron County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Norwalk

Cities|

* Bellevue‡
* Norwalk
* Willard

Map of Ohio highlighting Huron County

Villages|

* Greenwich
* Milan‡
* Monroeville
* New London
* North Fairfield
* Plymouth‡
* Wakeman

Townships|

* Bronson
* Clarksfield
* Fairfield
* Fitchville
* Greenfield
* Greenwich
* Hartland
* Lyme
* New Haven
* New London
* Norwalk
* Norwich
* Peru
* Richmond
* Ridgefield
* Ripley
* Sherman
* Townsend
* Wakeman

CDPs|

* Celeryville
* Collins
* Holiday Lakes
* New Haven

Unincorporated
communities|

* Boughtonville
* Centerton
* Clarksfield
* Delphi
* East Townsend
* Fitchville
* Havana
* Hunts Corners
* Olena
* Steuben

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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