Dorset Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 846 people in the township.[3]

Dorset Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Dorset Township in Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41°40′35″N 80°40′7″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashtabula
Area
• Total	23.1 sq mi (59.8 km2)
• Land	23.1 sq mi (59.7 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	978 ft (298 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	846
• Density	37/sq mi (14.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44032
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-22344[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085725[1]

Geography

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

• Denmark Township - north
• Pierpont Township - northeast corner
• Richmond Township - east
• Andover Township - southeast corner
• Cherry Valley Township - south
• New Lyme Township - southwest corner
• Lenox Township - west
• Jefferson Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Dorset Township, although the unincorporated community of Dorset lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Dorset Township statewide.[4]

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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Herbert Dean and members James Bailey and Jeffrey Hinkle.[6]

References

External links

• County website