Mohican Township, Ashland County, Ohio | |
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 TheLakefork Schoolhouse, built 1880 | |
 Location of Mohican Township in Ashland County | |
| Coordinates:40°47′32″N82°11′3″W / 40.79222°N 82.18417°W /40.79222; -82.18417 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashland |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.1 sq mi (77.9 km2) |
| • Land | 30.0 sq mi (77.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,096 ft (334 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,078 |
| • Density | 68/sq mi (26.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-51086[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085710[1] |
Mohican Township is one of the fifteentownships ofAshland County,Ohio, United States. The population was 2,078 at the2020 census.[3]
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village ofJeromesville is located in northwestern Mohican Township.
Mohican Township was established in 1812. TheMahicans and other Indian tribes once lived within its borders.[4]
It is the only Mohican Township statewide.[5]
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.
Municipalities and communities ofAshland County, Ohio,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |