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Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°6′32″N 82°18′1″W / 41.10889°N 82.30028°W / 41.10889; -82.30028CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyLorainArea

^[1]

• Total17.66 sq mi (45.74 km²) • Land17.63 sq mi (45.67 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.06 km²)Elevation

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942 ft (287 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total792 • Density45/sq mi (17/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44090

Area code440FIPS code39-67776^[4]GNIS feature ID1086518^[2]Websitewww.rochesterohio.com

Rochester Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 792.

Geography

Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

Brighton Township - north
Huntington Township - northeast corner
Wellington Township - east
Sullivan Township, Ashland County - southeast corner
Troy Township, Ashland County - south
Ruggles Township, Ashland County - southwest corner
New London Township, Huron County - west
Clarksfield Township, Huron County - northwest corner

The village of Rochester is located in northern Rochester Township.

Name and history

It is the only Rochester Township statewide.^[5]

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, 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.

References

^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Rochester township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.