Vermilion Township, Erie County, Ohio

Vermilion 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 2010 census the population was 4,945.GeographyLocated in the northeastern corner of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships: Brownhelm Township, Lorain County - eastHenrietta Township, Lorain County - southeast cornerFlorence Township - southBerlin Township - southwestPart of the city of Vermilion is located in northeastern Vermilion Township along the shoreline of Lake Erie.Name and history It is the only Vermilion Township statewide, although there is a Vermillion Township in Ashland County. (Originally both of these townships had used the same double-L spelling, "Vermillion".) Vermilion Township was named from the Vermilion River. This township was established about 1808, and it originally extended westward all the way to the Huron River. However, that western section was later annexed onto Huron Township and Berlin Township.