Berlin Township, Erie County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°20′18″N 82°30′4″W / 41.33833°N 82.50111°W

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Berlin Township, Erie County, Ohio
Township
Countryside in central Berlin Township
Location of Berlin Township in Erie County
Coordinates: 41°20′18″N 82°30′4″W / 41.33833°N 82.50111°W / 41.33833; -82.50111
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Erie
Area
• Total	31.6 sq mi (81.9 km²)
• Land	30.4 sq mi (78.8 km²)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
Elevation ^[1]	784 ft (239 m)
Population (2020)^[2]
• Total	3,450
• Density	110/sq mi (42/km²)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-05802^[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086061^[1]
Website	berlintwpohio.com

Berlin Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,450.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:

Vermilion Township - northeast
Florence Township - east
Wakeman Township, Huron County - southeast corner
Townsend Township, Huron County - south
Norwalk Township, Huron County - southwest corner
Milan Township - west
Huron Township - northwest

The village of Berlin Heights is located in southern Berlin Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Holmes, Knox, and Mahoning Counties.^[4]
This township had been originally established about 1808 as "Eldredge" Township, in honor of one of its original land-speculators; however, due to that land-owner falling into dis-favor with the pioneer-settlers who purchased their farms from him, the township name was shortly-later changed to "Berlin" township.^[5]

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,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Berlin township, Erie County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ Williams, William W. (1879). History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio. Press of Leader Printing Company. p. 452.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Erie County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Sandusky
Cities	Bellevue‡ Huron Sandusky Vermilion‡	Map of Ohio highlighting Erie County
Villages	Bay View Berlin Heights Castalia Kelleys Island Milan‡
Townships	Berlin Florence Groton Huron Margaretta Milan Oxford Perkins Vermilion
CDPs	Beulah Beach Birmingham Bloomingville Crystal Rock Fairview Lanes Mitiwanga Whites Landing‡
Other communities	Avery Axtel Bogart Ceylon North Monroeville Ruggles Beach Sandusky South
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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