Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships

Civil township

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 of Stark County

Stark County, Ohio

Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

, Ohio

Ohio

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• New Franklin
  New Franklin, Ohio
  New Franklin is a city located at the southern edge of Summit County, Ohio, United States, in the northeastern part of the state. It is bounded by Coventry Township, as well as the cities of Barberton and Norton to the north; by Chippewa Township, Wayne County; by Clinton to the southwest; by Green...
  
   - north
• Green
  Green, Ohio
  Green is a suburban city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 25,699 at the 2010 census. It is located almost exactly midway between the cities of Akron and Canton, although it is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 37,744 people in the township, 37,484 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Perry Township
  Perry Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. It is an urban township; the 2000 census found 29,167 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Tuscarawas Township - south
• Baughman Township, Wayne County
  Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Baughman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,699 people in the township, 2,873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Chippewa Township, Wayne County
  Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio
  Chippewa Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,078 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...
  
   - northwest, west of Clinton
• Clinton
  Clinton, Ohio
  Clinton is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,337 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...
  
   - northwest, east of Chippewa Township

The city of Canal Fulton

Canal Fulton, Ohio

Canal Fulton is a city in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 5,479 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 is located in northern Lawrence Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of North Lawrence, Ohio

North Lawrence, Ohio

North Lawrence is a census-designated place in southwestern Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44666. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-References:...

 lies in the southwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Lawrence Townships are located in Lawrence

Lawrence Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

Lawrence Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,574 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Aid Township - north...

, Tuscarawas

Lawrence Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,241 people in the township, 4,154 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, and Washington

Lawrence Township, Washington County, Ohio

Lawrence Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 956 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

Counties.

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.