Carlisle Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Lorain County

Lorain County, Ohio

Lorain County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. As of the 2010 census, its population was 301,356. an increase from 284,664 in 2000...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census found 7,339 people in the unincorporated parts of the township.

Geography

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

• Elyria Township
  Elyria Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Elyria Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,520 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north, west of Elyria city
• Elyria
  Elyria, Ohio
  -Community:Elyria has an extensive, although financially burdened, community food pantry and "Hot Meals" program administered through the Second Harvest Food Bank and several churches Elyria is served by Elyria Memorial Hospital.-Recreation and parks:...
  
   - north, east of Elyria Township
• North Ridgeville
  North Ridgeville, Ohio
  North Ridgeville,is a city located along the eastern border of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The city's population was 29,465 at the 2010 census. A west side suburb of Cleveland, North Ridgeville is the number 1 fastest growing city in the entire Greater Cleveland area.Located from Cleveland...
  
   - northeast corner
• Eaton Township
  Eaton Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Eaton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,675 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Grafton Township
  Grafton Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Grafton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,722 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• LaGrange Township
  LaGrange Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  LaGrange Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,972 people in the township, 4,157 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Pittsfield Township
  Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Pittsfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,549 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• New Russia Township
  New Russia Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  New Russia Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,357 people in the township, 1,918 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Amherst Township
  Amherst Township, Lorain County, Ohio
  Amherst Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,598 people in the township, 6,174 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Parts of two municipalities extend into Carlisle Township: the city of Elyria

Elyria, Ohio

-Community:Elyria has an extensive, although financially burdened, community food pantry and "Hot Meals" program administered through the Second Harvest Food Bank and several churches Elyria is served by Elyria Memorial Hospital.-Recreation and parks:...

 in the north, and the village of Grafton

Grafton, Ohio

Grafton is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States, along the East Branch of the Black River. The population was 2,302 at the 2000 census...

 in the southeast. As well, the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Brentwood Lake

Brentwood Lake, Ohio

Brentwood Lake is an unincorporated community in far eastern Carlisle Township, Lorain County, Ohio, United States. It lies at the intersection of State Routes 57 and 82 midway between Elyria and Grafton...

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, 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.

External links

• Carlisle Township website
• Lorain County website