Put-in-Bay Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 763 people in the township, 635 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Islands

The township is composed of several islands located in Lake Erie, northeast of the rest of the county:

South Bass Island Middle Bass Island North Bass Island Rattlesnake Island

Sugar Island Green Island Ballast Island

Boundaries

It has the following water boundaries:

• Ontario, Canada - northeast
• Kelleys Island - east
• Catawba Island Township - southeast
• Portage Township - south
• Erie Township - southwest, southeast of Erie Township
• Carroll Township - southwest, northwest of Erie Township
• Jerusalem Township, Lucas County - northwest

Several communities are located in Put-in-Bay Township: the popular tourist village of Put-in-Bay on South Bass Island, and the unincorporated communities of Middle Bass on Middle Bass Island and Isle St. George on North Bass Island.

AVAs

One American Viticultural Area has been established in the township:

• Isle St. George AVA

Name and history

It is the only Put-in-Bay 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, 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.

References

1. Ottawa County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
2. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website