Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

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Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Location of Olmsted Township in Ohio
Location of Olmsted Township in Ohio
Location of Olmsted Township in Cuyahoga County
Location of Olmsted Township in Cuyahoga County
Coordinates: 41°22′50″N 81°55′17″W / 41.38056, -81.92139
Country United States
State Ohio
County Cuyahoga
Area
 - Total 10.0 sq mi (25.9 km²)
 - Land 10.0 sq mi (25.9 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 781 ft (238 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 10,575
 - Density 1,059.0/sq mi (408.9/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-58408[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085988[1]

Olmsted Township is a township located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 10,575.[3] It is one of only two civil townships remaining in Cuyahoga County and the only Olmsted Township statewide.

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[edit] Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following cities and townships:

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.0 sq mi. All of the area consists of land and none of it is covered with water.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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. As of 2007, the board was composed of chairman Ted Fink and members Karen Straka and Martin Strelau, and the fiscal officer was Lois Arcuri.[4]

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