Bay Township is one of the twelve townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Ottawa County

Ottawa County, Ohio

Ottawa County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,428. Its county seat is Port Clinton and is named either for the Ottawa Indians who lived there, or for an Indian word meaning "trader"....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,294 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county along Sandusky Bay

Sandusky Bay

Sandusky Bay is a body of water situated in between Erie, Ottawa, and Sandusky counties in the U.S. state of Ohio and just to the south of Lake Erie. Sandusky Bay runs from Muddy Creek Bay to Cedar Point, which is part of Sandusky....

, it borders the following townships:

• Erie Township
  Erie Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Erie Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,328 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Portage Township
  Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Portage Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,634 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Margaretta Township, Erie County
  Margaretta Township, Erie County, Ohio
  Margaretta Township is one of the nine townships of Erie County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Sandusky, Ohio metropolitan statistical area...
  
   - southeast corner, across Sandusky Bay
• Riley Township, Sandusky County
  Riley Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
  Riley Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,302 people lived in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south, across Sandusky Bay
• Rice Township, Sandusky County
  Rice Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
  Rice Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,437 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county along Sandusky Bay, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner, across Sandusky Bay
• Salem Township
  Salem Township, Ottawa County, Ohio
  Salem Township is one of the twelve townships of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,517 people in the township, 2,676 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

A small part of the city of Port Clinton

Port Clinton, Ohio

Port Clinton is a city in and the county seat of Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. The population was 6,056 at the 2010 census. The city has been nicknamed the "Walleye Capital of the World."...

, the county seat

County seat

A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....

 of Ottawa County, is located in the northeastern corner of Bay Township.

The Portage River

Portage River (Ohio)

Approximately in length, the Portage River meanders across Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood counties in northwest Ohio before it empties into Lake Erie at Port Clinton...

forms the border with Erie Township

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.