Rice Township, Sandusky County, Ohio

Rice Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, 1,143 people lived in the township.

Rice Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Township
Broad farm fields in southwestern Rice Township
Location of Rice Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°26′15″N 83°6′49″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Sandusky
Area
• Total	23.2 sq mi (60.0 km2)
• Land	21.6 sq mi (55.9 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	591 ft (180 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,143
• Density	52.9/sq mi (20.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-66460[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086914[1]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county along Sandusky Bay, it borders the following townships:

• Salem Township, Ottawa County - north
• Bay Township, Ottawa County - northeast, across Sandusky Bay
• Riley Township - southeast
• Sandusky Township - south
• Washington Township - west
• Harris Township, Ottawa County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Rice Township, but it does contain the unincorporated community of Kingsway.

Name and history

Rice Township was established in 1840. It was named for Judge Ezekiel Rice, a pioneer settler.^[4][5]

It is the only Rice Township statewide.^[6]

Government

Township hall

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,^[7] 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.^{[citation needed]}