New London Township is one of the nineteen townships

Civil township

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 of Huron County

Huron County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 3,440 people in the township, 744 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Clarksfield Township
  Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Clarksfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,518 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Brighton Township, Lorain County
  Brighton Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Brighton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 942 people in the township.-Geography:Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*Camden Township - north...
  
   - northeast corner
• Rochester Township, Lorain County
  Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Rochester Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 752 people in the township, 562 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Troy Township, Ashland County
  Troy Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,051 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Ruggles Township, Ashland County
  Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
  Ruggles Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 857 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Greenwich Township
  Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Greenwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 954 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Fitchville Township
  Fitchville Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Fitchville Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,012 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - west
• Hartland Township
  Hartland Township, Huron County, Ohio
  Hartland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 979 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Townsend Township - north...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of New London

New London, Ohio

New London is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,696 at the 2000 census.The village motto, "The Right Place at the Right Time" was chosen in the late twentieth century by former Mayor Dorothy Sholes....

is located in southern New London 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.

External links

• Township website
• County website