Atwater Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census there were 2,762 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Edinburg Township - north
Palmyra Township - northeast corner
Deerfield Township - east
Lexington Township, Stark County - south
Marlboro Township, Stark County - southwest
Randolph Township - west
Rootstown Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Atwater Township, although the census-designated place of Atwater is located in the center of the township.
Name and history
Atwater Township is named for Capt. Caleb Atwater, a landowner in the Connecticut Western Reserve. It is the only Atwater 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.
Public services
Students in Atwater Township are served by the Waterloo Local School District, which also serves neighboring Randolph Township. Fire and EMS protection is provided by the Atwater Township Volunteer Fire Department.
