OLMSTED TOWNSHIP, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO

'Olmsted Township' is a township located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 10,575.^[1] It is one of only two civil townships in Cuyahoga County and the only Olmsted Township statewide.

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Geography

Government

References

External links

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following cities and townships:

★ North Olmsted - north

★ Olmsted Falls - southeast, west of Berea

★ Berea - southeast, east of Olmsted Falls

★ Brook Park - northeast

★ Columbia Township, Lorain County - south

★ Eaton Township, Lorain County - southwest corner

★ North Ridgeville - west
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.0 mi². All of the area consists of land and none of it is covered with water.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. As of 2007, the board is composed of chairman Ted Fink and members Karen Straka and Martin Strelau, and the fiscal officer is Lois Arcuri.^[2]

References

1. Cuyahoga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 13 May 2007.
2. Olmsted Township, Olmsted Township, 2007. Accessed 2007-07-03.

External links

★ Township website

★ County website

★ Olmsted Falls Schools