Put-in-Bay Township, Ohio
| Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
Middle Bass Island, seen from Perry's Victory Monument on South Bass Island
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 Location of Put-in-Bay Township (red) in Ottawa County, next to the village of Put-in-Bay (yellow) |
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| Coordinates: 41°40′18″N 82°48′46″W / 41.67167°N 82.81278°WCoordinates: 41°40′18″N 82°48′46″W / 41.67167°N 82.81278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ottawa |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.8 sq mi (437.2 km2) |
| • Land | 5.0 sq mi (13.0 km2) |
| • Water | 163.8 sq mi (424.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 763 |
| • Density | 152.0/sq mi (58.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 43456 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-65046 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086764 |
| Website | http://www.pibtownship.com/ |
Put-in-Bay Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 763 people in the township, 635 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
The township is composed of several islands located in Lake Erie, northeast of the rest of the county:
It has the following water boundaries:
Several communities are located in Put-in-Bay Township: the popular tourist village of Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island, and the unincorporated communities of Middle Bass on Middle Bass Island and Isle St. George on North Bass Island.
One American Viticultural Area has been established in the township:
As of the census of 2010, there were 633 people, 313 households, and 184 families residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 99.1% White, 0.3% Asian, Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.5% of the population.
There were 633 households out of which 46.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.8% were married couples living together, 19.8% had a female householder with no husband present.
It is the only Put-in-Bay Township statewide.
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.
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