Amherst Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Lorain County

Lorain County, Ohio

Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, its population was 301,356. an increase from 284,664 in 2000...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census found 7,598 people in the township, 6,174 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in northern Lorain County, it borders the following townships and city:

• Lorain
  Lorain, Ohio
  Lorain is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie, at the mouth of the Black River, about 30 miles west of Cleveland....
  
   - north
• Sheffield Township
  Sheffield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Sheffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,117 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Elyria Township
  Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Elyria Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,520 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Carlisle Township
  Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,339 people in the unincorporated parts of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• New Russia Township
  New Russia Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  New Russia Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,357 people in the township, 1,918 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Henrietta Township
  Henrietta Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Henrietta Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,873 people in the township.-Geography:Located in western Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*Brownhelm Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• Brownhelm Township
  Brownhelm Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Brownhelm Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,782 people in the township, 1,792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township...
  
   - west

The city of Amherst

Amherst, Ohio

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 11,797 people, 4,459 households, and 3,388 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,646.1 people per square mile . There were 4,603 housing units at an average density of 642.3 per square mile...

 is located in northwestern Amherst Township, and part of the village of South Amherst

South Amherst, Ohio

South Amherst is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,863 at the 2000 census.-Geography:South Amherst is located at ....

lies in the southwestern part of the township.

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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. The current trustees are Dennis Abraham, Neil Lynch, and David Urig.

External links

• Amherst Township website
• Lorain County website