Perrysburg Township, Wood County, Ohio

Perrysburg Township, Wood County, Ohio
Township
Perrysburg Township Police/Fire/EMS building
Perrysburg Township Police/Fire/EMS building
Location of Perrysburg Township in Wood County
Location of Perrysburg Township in Wood County
Coordinates: 41°32′50″N 83°35′21″W / 41.54722°N 83.58917°W / 41.54722; -83.58917
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyWood
Area
 • Total
40.1 sq mi (103.9 km2)
 • Land39.3 sq mi (101.8 km2)
 • Water0.8 sq mi (2.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
633 ft (193 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
13,571
 • Density345.3/sq mi (133.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
43551-43552
Area code419
FIPS code39-62162[3]
GNIS feature ID1087194[1]
Websitewww.perrysburgtownship.us

Perrysburg Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 13,571 people in the township.

Geography

Perrysburg Township is located in northern Wood County, surrounding the crossroads of I-75 and the Ohio Turnpike, ten miles south of the City of Toledo, Ohio. At one time Perrysburg Township was Ohio's largest township, geographically, with 49 square miles; due to annexation the square mileage is now approximately 40.

Perrysburg Township borders the following townships and municipalities:

Name and history

Established on May 8, 1823, it is the oldest township in Wood County.[4]

It is the only Perrysburg Township statewide.[5] Perrysburg Township was named after the City of Perrysburg (created in 1816), which in turn was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who fought in the War of 1812 and won a decisive victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.

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,[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.

Current elected officials of Perrysburg Township:

  • Gary Britten, Trustee: Term ends December 2017
  • Hannah Nelson, Fiscal Officer: Appointed June 16, 2021
  • Joseph Schaller, Trustee: Term ends December 2019
  • Robert Mack, Trustee: Term ends December 2017

Board of trustees meetings, which are open to the public, are held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 4:00 p.m. at the Town Hall.

Perrysburg Township offices are composed of the following: Administration, Emergency Medical Services, Fire, Police, Recreation, Road Maintenance, and Zoning.

Education

Primary and secondary education

There are four school districts whose boundaries include parts of Perrysburg Township:

  • Eastwood Local Schools
  • Lake Local Schools
  • Perrysburg Exempted Village Schools
  • Rossford Exempted Village Schools

Perrysburg Township is also home to Penta Career Center, a vocational high school, serving five counties and sixteen school districts.

A full-time Islamic school is located on the grounds of the Greater Toledo Islamic Center in Perrysburg Township.

Higher education

Commerce and industry

Perrysburg Township is home to:

  • Ampoint Industrial Park
  • Cedar Business Park
  • FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler) Toledo Machining Plant
  • FedEx Distribution Center
  • First Solar Inc.
  • Walgreens Distribution Center

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Perrysburg township, Wood County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Vol. 1 Historical and Biographical record of Wood Co. by J.H. Beers and Co., 1897
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.