Groton Township, Erie County, Ohio
Township
Fields and woods in northern Groton Township
Location of Groton Township in Erie County
Coordinates: 41°19′41″N 82°46′47″W / 41.32806°N 82.77972°W / 41.32806; -82.77972
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Erie
Area
• Total	25.8 sq mi (66.7 km2)
• Land	25.6 sq mi (66.3 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	722 ft (220 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,379
• Density	54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-32578[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086063[1]

Groton Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,379.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Margaretta Township - north
• Perkins Township - northeast corner
• Oxford Township - east
• Ridgefield Township, Huron County - southeast corner
• Lyme Township, Huron County - south
• York Township, Sandusky County - west
• Townsend Township, Sandusky County - northwest

A small corner of the city of Bellevue is located in southwestern Groton Township.

Name and history

It is the only Groton Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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.