Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio

Venice Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,871 people in the township, 916 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.GeographyLocated in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Reed Township - northNorwich Township, Huron County - northeastRichmond Township, Huron County - eastCranberry Township, Crawford County - southeastChatfield Township, Crawford County - southwestBloom Township - westScipio Township - northwest corner The village of Attica is located in northern Venice Township, and the unincorporated community of Caroline is located in the township's center.Name and historyIt is the only Venice Township statewide.Venice Township was organized in 1829.GovernmentThe 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.