Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°15′20″N 82°23′48″W / 41.25556°N 82.39667°W / 41.25556; -82.39667CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHuronArea

• Total25.46 sq mi (65.95 km²) • Land25.23 sq mi (65.34 km²) • Water0.24 sq mi (0.61 km²)Elevation

^[1]

807 ft (246 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total2,761 • Density110/sq mi (42/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44889

Area code440FIPS code39-80472^[3]GNIS feature ID1086361^[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

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

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

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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Wakeman township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ 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.
^ Williams, William W. (1879). History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio. Press of Leader Printing Company. p. 182.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.