Carlisle Township, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°18′55″N 82°7′14″W / 41.31528°N 82.12056°W / 41.31528; -82.12056CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyLorainArea

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• Total24.17 sq mi (62.59 km²) • Land23.78 sq mi (61.60 km²) • Water0.38 sq mi (0.99 km²)Elevation

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758 ft (231 m)Population

(2020)^[3]

• Total7,124 • Density290/sq mi (110/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-12140^[4]GNIS feature ID1086505^[2]Websitecarlisletownship.com

Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 7,124.

Geography

Located in central Lorain County, it borders the following townships and cities:

Elyria Township - north, west of Elyria city
Elyria - north, east of Elyria Township
Eaton Township - east
Grafton - southeast
LaGrange Township - south
Pittsfield Township - southwest corner
New Russia Township - west
Amherst Township - northwest corner

The unincorporated community of Brentwood Lake lies in far eastern Carlisle Township.

Name and history

It is the only Carlisle Township statewide.

Carlisle Township was established in 1822.

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,^[5] 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.

References

^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Carlisle township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.