Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
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Put-in-Bay Township is one of the twelve townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Ottawa County
Ottawa County, Ohio
Ottawa County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,428. Its county seat is Port Clinton and is named either for the Ottawa Indians who lived there, or for an Indian word meaning "trader"....

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 763 people in the township, 635 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Islands

The township is composed of several islands located in Lake Erie
Lake Erie
Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes in North America, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time. It is bounded on the north by the...

, northeast of the rest of the county:
  • South Bass Island
    South Bass Island
    South Bass Island is a small island in western Lake Erie, and a part of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the southernmost of the three Bass Islands and located 12 miles from the south shore of Lake Erie. It is the third largest island in the Lake Erie Islands. The island is a popular...

  • Middle Bass Island
    Middle Bass Island
    Middle Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio, located in Lake Erie. A small town, Middle Bass, lies on the island. The 805-acre island is shaped like the Big Dipper and is one of three Bass Islands located at the center of a group of 23 smaller islands.Some of its more famous...

  • North Bass Island
    North Bass Island
    North Bass Island is an island of the U.S. state of Ohio located in Lake Erie. A small unincorporated community, Isle Saint George, is on the island. The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March 2, 1874...

  • Rattlesnake Island
    Rattlesnake Island (Lake Erie)
    Rattlesnake Island is an island located on Lake Erie near Put-In-Bay, northeast of Port Clinton, Ohio. It is one of several islands known as the Lake Erie Islands...

  • Sugar Island
    Sugar Island (Ohio)
    Sugar Island is one of the Bass Islands of Ottawa County, Ohio, USA in southwestern Lake Erie. It is a private island and one of the smaller of the island group at 0.123 km² . It lies just off the northwest shore of Middle Bass Island....

  • Green Island
    Green Island (Ohio)
    Green Island is a small island of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Lake Erie. It is located approximately three miles southwest of Put-in-Bay.- History :...

  • Ballast Island
    Ballast Island
    Ballast Island is a small, private island in Lake Erie, about one-quarter mile northeast of the northeast tip of South Bass Island. It is known primarily as a navigation point for boats going to or from Put-in-Bay from the east. There are shoals between Ballast and South Bass, but there is a...


  • Boundaries

    It has the following water boundaries:
    • Ontario
      Ontario
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      , Canada
      Canada
      Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

       - northeast
    • Kelleys Island
      Kelleys Island, Ohio
      Kelleys Island is both a village in Erie County, Ohio, United States, and the island which it fully occupies in Lake Erie. Originally known as Island Number 6 and later Cunningham Island, it was renamed in 1840 for brothers Datus and Irad Kelley, who were largely responsible for cultivatating the...

       - east
    • Catawba Island Township
      Catawba Island Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
      Catawba Island Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,157 people in the township...

       - southeast
    • Portage Township
      Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
      Portage Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,634 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

       - south
    • Erie Township
      Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
      Erie Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,328 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

       - southwest, southeast of Erie Township
    • Carroll Township
      Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
      Carroll Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,913 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:...

       - southwest, northwest of Erie Township
    • Jerusalem Township, Lucas County
      Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio
      Jerusalem Township is one of the eleven townships of Lucas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,181 people in the township.-Geography:...

       - northwest


    Several communities are located in Put-in-Bay Township: the popular tourist
    Tourism
    Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...

     village of Put-in-Bay
    Put-in-Bay, Ohio
    Put-in-Bay is a village located on South Bass Island in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. Many believe that the name originates from some early maps of South Bass Island that showed the harbor being named Pudding Bay, probably because it was shaped like a pudding sack. The...

     on South Bass Island, and the unincorporated communities
    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 Middle Bass
    Middle Bass, Ohio
    Middle Bass is an unincorporated community in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the only town on Middle Bass Island in Lake Erie. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43446....

     on Middle Bass Island and Isle St. George
    Isle Saint George, Ohio
    Isle St. George is an unincorporated community in Put-in-Bay Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It is the only community on North Bass Island in Lake Erie. The North Bass Island Post Office was established on May 25, 1864, and the name changed to Isle Saint George Post Office on March...

     on North Bass Island.

    AVAs

    One American Viticultural Area
    American Viticultural Area
    An American Viticultural Area is a designated wine grape-growing region in the United States distinguishable by geographic features, with boundaries defined by the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau , United States Department of the Treasury....

     has been established in the township:
    • Isle St. George AVA
      Isle St. George AVA
      The Isle St. George AVA is an American Viticultural Area located on North Bass Island, Ohio, an island in Lake Erie. The only town on the Ottawa County island is also called Isle Saint George, although the "Saint" in the AVA name must be abbreviated as "St." to be used on wine labels. Over half...


    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.
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