Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio

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Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
Township
Countryside at the western edge of Perkins Township
Countryside at the western edge of Perkins Township
Location of Perkins Township (red) in Erie County, adjacent to the city of Sandusky (yellow)
Location of Perkins Township (red) in Erie County, adjacent to the city of Sandusky (yellow)
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country United States
State Ohio
County Erie
Area
 • Total 26.0 sq mi (67.2 km2)
 • Land 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 600 ft (183 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 12,578
 • Density 486.0/sq mi (187.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-61714[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086069[1]
Website http://www.perkinstownship.com/

Perkins Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. The 2000 census found 12,578 people in the township.[3]

Communities

  • Bogart is an unincorporated community located in the eastern portion of the township.
  • Columbus Park is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northern portion of the township along the boundary of Sandusky South.
  • Fairview Lanes is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northeast portion of the township. Fairview Lanes was a Census-designated place for the 2000 census but not for the 2010 census.
  • Sandusky South is an unincorporated community located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. within the northern portion of the township. Sandusky South was a Census-designated place for the 2000 census but not for the 2010 census.
  • Wilmer is an unincorporated community located within the northern portion of the township near Sandusky South.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Perkins Township.

Name and history

Perkins Township was named for Elias Perkins, a native of Connecticut, who was one of its first landowners.[4]

It is the only Perkins Township statewide.[5]

Economy

Perkins Township houses numerous large, commercialized and tourist-related businesses, due, in large part, to the nearby Cedar Point amusement park in neighboring Sandusky. With an increase in tourism, several prominent companies have also recently built large indoor/outdoor waterpark facilities, such as Great Wolf Lodge and Kalahari Resorts, bolstering the area's vital tourism industry. In addition, the Sandusky Mall and Sandusky Speedway lie in Perkins Township.

Aside from the Mall District, the chief employer in Perkins Township is the township's Delphi Corporation plant. On March 31, 2006, Delphi announced that the plant in Perkins Township would be one of 21 it would close in the United States following the company's filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2005. Although the Perkins Township plant remains open, its future was uncertain, as are those of the approximately 1,100 employed there.[6] However, Delphi sold the plant in early 2008 to Kyklos, Inc, which continues to operate the plant under the name KBI.[7]

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,[8] 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.

Public services

Addresses in the township have the Sandusky ZIP code of 44870.

Perkins Township operates full-time police and fire departments, and is the only Township in Erie County with its own Police Department. All other townships in Erie County receive Law Enforcement services from the Erie County Sheriff's Office.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Erie County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ id=46371&rfi=6 Cuts, closures in Delphi's plan, The Morning Journal, 2006-04-01. Accessed 2007-07-02.
  7. ↑ http://www.kpsfund.com/newsandpressreleases/press2008-02-21.asp HEPHAESTUS HOLDINGS, INC. TO ACQUIRE NORTH AMERICAN WHEEL BEARINGS BUSINESS FROM DELPHI CORPORATION
  8. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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