Atwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census there were 2,564 people living in the township.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Edinburg Township - north Palmyra Township - northeast corner Deerfield Township - east Lexington Township, Stark County - south Marlboro Township, Stark County - southwest Randolph Township - west Rootstown Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Atwater Township, although the census-designated place of Atwater is located in the center of the township.
Name and history Atwater Township is named for Capt. Caleb Atwater, a landowner in the Connecticut Western Reserve. It is the only Atwater Township statewide.
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
Students in Atwater Township are served by the Waterloo Local School District, which also serves neighboring Randolph Township.District Info , Waterloo Local Schools, 2005. Accessed 2008-07-10. Fire and EMS protection is provided by the Atwater Township Volunteer Fire Department.Welcome to the Atwater Township Volunteer Fire Department. Accessed 2008-07-10.
References
External links County website