Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio

Stokes Township, Logan County, Ohio
Township
Fields south of Lakeview
Location of Stokes Township in Ohio
Location of Stokes Township in Logan County
Coordinates: 40°30′28″N 83°54′25″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Logan
Area [1]
• Total	38.2 sq mi (99.0 km^2)
• Land	32.6 sq mi (84.4 km^2)
• Water	5.6 sq mi (14.6 km^2)
Elevation [2]	991 ft (302 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	4,550
• Density	120/sq mi (46/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	937, 326
FIPS code	39-74780[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086494[2]
Website	www.stokestownship.com

Stokes Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 4,550.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Goshen Township, Auglaize County - north
• Roundhead Township, Hardin County - northeast
• Richland Township - east
• Washington Township - southeast
• Bloomfield Township - south
• Jackson Township, Shelby County - southwest
• Clay Township, Auglaize County - northwest

The village of Lakeview is located in eastern Stokes Township, and the unincorporated community of Santa Fe lies in the southwestern part of the county, along the Clay Township border.

A significant portion of eastern Stokes Township is occupied by Indian Lake.

Name and history

Stokes Township was organized in 1838.^[5] Statewide, the only other Stokes Township is in Madison County.

The township was involved in one of the last county border changes in Ohio. This change occurred in 1888 when part of Stokes Township was exchanged with Clay Township in Auglaize County for part of that county's Goshen Township.^{[citation needed]}

Government

Stokes Township hall

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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Transportation

U.S. Route 33 is the most important highway in Stokes Township. Other significant highways include State Routes 235, 365, 366, 368, and 720.

References

1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Stokes township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 247.

External links

• Official website
• County website
• County and township map of Ohio
• Detailed Logan County map