Rochester Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 799,[3] of whom 617 lived in the unincorporated portion of the township.[5]

Rochester Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Township
The Henry Bradford Farmhouse on State Route 511
Location of Rochester Township in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°6′32″N 82°18′1″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lorain
Area [1]
• Total	17.66 sq mi (45.74 km2)
• Land	17.63 sq mi (45.67 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation [2]	942 ft (287 m)
Population  (2010)[3]
• Total	799
• Density	45/sq mi (17.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44090
Area code(s)	440
FIPS code	39-67776[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086518[2]
Website	www.rochesterohio.com

Geography

Located in southwestern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

• Brighton Township - north
• Huntington Township - northeast corner
• Wellington Township - east
• Sullivan Township, Ashland County - southeast corner
• Troy Township, Ashland County - south
• Ruggles Township, Ashland County - southwest corner
• New London Township, Huron County - west
• Clarksfield Township, Huron County - northwest corner

The village of Rochester is located in northern Rochester Township.

Name and history

It is the only Rochester Township statewide.[6]

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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

• Official website
• County website