Berlin Township, Erie County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Countryside in central Berlin Township
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Location of Berlin Township in Erie County |
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Coordinates: 41°20′18″N 82°30′4″W / 41.33833°N 82.50111°WCoordinates: 41°20′18″N 82°30′4″W / 41.33833°N 82.50111°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Erie |
Area | |
• Total | 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2) |
• Land | 30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2) |
• Water | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
Elevation | 784 ft (239 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,723 |
• Density | 122/sq mi (47.2/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-05802 |
GNIS feature ID | 1086061 |
Website | berlintwpohio |
Berlin Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,723, of whom 3,009 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Located in the eastern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
The village of Berlin Heights is located in southern Berlin Township.
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.