Mohican Township, Ashland County, Ohio
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Mohican Township is one of the fifteen 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 Ashland County
Ashland County, Ohio
Ashland County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and was formed in 1846 from parts of Huron, Lorain, Richland and Wayne Counties. As of the 2010 census, the population was 53,139. Its county seat is Ashland...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,857 people in the township, 1,379 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Perry Township
    Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,927 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...

     - north
  • Chester Township, Wayne County
    Chester Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,845 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Congress Township - north...

     - northeast corner
  • Plain Township, Wayne County
    Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Plain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,894 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Chester Township - north...

     - east
  • Clinton Township, Wayne County
    Clinton Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Clinton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,196 people in the township, 1,614 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Lake Township
    Lake Township, Ashland County, Ohio
    Lake Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 735 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Mohican Township - north...

     - south
  • Green Township
    Green Township, Ashland County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,887 people in the township, 1,662 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest corner
  • Vermillion Township - west
  • Montgomery Township
    Montgomery Township, Ashland County, Ohio
    Montgomery Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,412 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Orange Township - north...

     - northwest corner


The village of Jeromesville
Jeromesville, Ohio
Jeromesville is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 478 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jeromesville is located at ....

is located in northwestern Mohican 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.
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