Dinsmore Township, Ohio | |
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 Abandoned school onState Route 274 | |
 Location of Dinsmore Township in Shelby County | |
| Coordinates:40°26′22″N84°10′20″W / 40.43944°N 84.17222°W /40.43944; -84.17222 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Shelby |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
| • Land | 36.3 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,379 |
| • Density | 93.0/sq mi (35.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-22050[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086960[1] |
Dinsmore Township is one of the fourteentownships ofShelby County,Ohio, United States. The2020 census found 3,379 people in the township.
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Dinsmore Township: part ofAnna in the south, andBotkins in the north and center.
Dinsmore Township was established in 1832.[4] It is the only Dinsmore 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 ofShelby County, Ohio,United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |