Dorset Township, Ohio
Dorset Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Dorset Township in Ashtabula County | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′35″N 80°40′7″W / 41.67639°N 80.66861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashtabula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.1 sq mi (59.8 km2) |
| • Land | 23.1 sq mi (59.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 807 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14.2/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44032 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-22344[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085725[1] |
Dorset Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 807 people in the township.[3]
Geography[edit]
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Denmark Township - north
- Pierpont Township - northeast corner
- Richmond Township - east
- Andover Township - southeast corner
- Cherry Valley Township - south
- New Lyme Township - southwest corner
- Lenox Township - west
- Jefferson Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Dorset Township, although the unincorporated community of Dorset lies in the center of the township.
Climate[edit]
| Climate data for Dorset, Ohio, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1956–2018 | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 68 (20) |
74 (23) |
83 (28) |
88 (31) |
90 (32) |
99 (37) |
100 (38) |
98 (37) |
95 (35) |
86 (30) |
83 (28) |
74 (23) |
100 (38) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 54.9 (12.7) |
57.3 (14.1) |
71.5 (21.9) |
80.3 (26.8) |
83.7 (28.7) |
89.4 (31.9) |
91.2 (32.9) |
89.6 (32.0) |
86.3 (30.2) |
78.4 (25.8) |
69.5 (20.8) |
57.3 (14.1) |
92.1 (33.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 32.2 (0.1) |
34.8 (1.6) |
43.8 (6.6) |
57.2 (14.0) |
68.4 (20.2) |
76.6 (24.8) |
80.6 (27.0) |
79.2 (26.2) |
73.1 (22.8) |
61.2 (16.2) |
48.3 (9.1) |
37.4 (3.0) |
57.7 (14.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.4 (−4.2) |
25.7 (−3.5) |
34.3 (1.3) |
46.2 (7.9) |
57.1 (13.9) |
65.6 (18.7) |
69.6 (20.9) |
68.1 (20.1) |
61.8 (16.6) |
50.7 (10.4) |
40.1 (4.5) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
47.8 (8.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 16.5 (−8.6) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
24.8 (−4.0) |
35.2 (1.8) |
45.7 (7.6) |
54.7 (12.6) |
58.6 (14.8) |
57.0 (13.9) |
50.4 (10.2) |
40.3 (4.6) |
31.9 (−0.1) |
23.7 (−4.6) |
38.0 (3.3) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −8.9 (−22.7) |
−6.6 (−21.4) |
1.4 (−17.0) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
28.6 (−1.9) |
37.3 (2.9) |
44.3 (6.8) |
42.7 (5.9) |
35.2 (1.8) |
26.4 (−3.1) |
16.7 (−8.5) |
1.2 (−17.1) |
−13.7 (−25.4) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −28 (−33) |
−33 (−36) |
−20 (−29) |
4 (−16) |
21 (−6) |
30 (−1) |
37 (3) |
30 (−1) |
26 (−3) |
15 (−9) |
2 (−17) |
−22 (−30) |
−33 (−36) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.32 (84) |
2.55 (65) |
3.02 (77) |
3.88 (99) |
4.00 (102) |
4.98 (126) |
4.94 (125) |
4.19 (106) |
4.52 (115) |
4.35 (110) |
3.51 (89) |
3.67 (93) |
46.93 (1,191) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 29.6 (75) |
15.8 (40) |
12.5 (32) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
8.4 (21) |
20.8 (53) |
89.9 (228.1) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 11.3 (29) |
7.9 (20) |
7.2 (18) |
2.6 (6.6) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
4.5 (11) |
9.1 (23) |
14.6 (37) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 14.1 | 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 11.2 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 9.6 | 12.8 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 138.0 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 10.7 | 7.4 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 7.7 | 34.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA[4] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima, snow depth 1981–2010)[5] | |||||||||||||
Name and history[edit]
It is the only Dorset Township statewide.[6]
Government[edit]
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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Herbert Dean and members James Bailey and Jeffrey Hinkle.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Dorset township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Dorset, OH". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "xmACIS2". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio Archived 2007-07-31 at the Wayback Machine Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |