Wakeman Township, Huron County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Wakeman Township is one of the nineteen townships
of Huron County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 2,528 people in the township, 1,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
The village of Wakeman
is located in central Wakeman Township.
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 Huron County
Huron County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...
, 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
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 2,528 people in the township, 1,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:- Florence Township, Erie CountyFlorence Township, Erie County, OhioFlorence Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area...
- north - Henrietta Township, Lorain CountyHenrietta Township, Lorain County, OhioHenrietta Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,873 people in the township.-Geography:Located in western Lorain County, it borders the following townships:*Brownhelm Township - north...
- northeast - Camden Township, Lorain CountyCamden Township, Lorain County, OhioCamden Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,530 people in the township, 1,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- east - Clarksfield TownshipClarksfield Township, Huron County, OhioClarksfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,518 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- south - Hartland TownshipHartland Township, Huron County, OhioHartland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 979 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Townsend Township - north...
- southwest corner - Townsend TownshipTownsend Township, Huron County, OhioTownsend Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,567 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Berlin Township, Erie CountyBerlin Township, Erie County, OhioBerlin Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area...
- northwest corner
The village of Wakeman
Wakeman, Ohio
Wakeman is a village in Huron County, Ohio, United States, along the Vermilion River and is named after Jesup Wakeman, an early settler of Fairfield County, Connecticut, who was involved in western land speculation between 1800 and 1840....
is located in central Wakeman Township.