Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio

Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township

Location of Litchfield Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°10′4″N 82°1′25″W / 41.16778°N 82.02361°W / 41.16778; -82.02361Coordinates: 41°10′4″N 82°1′25″W / 41.16778°N 82.02361°W / 41.16778; -82.02361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Medina
Area
 • Total 22.4 sq mi (58.0 km2)
 • Land 22.4 sq mi (58.0 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,030 ft (314 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 3,250
 • Density 145.2/sq mi (56.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44253
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-44072[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086598[1]

Litchfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,250 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Litchfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Litchfield lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

Litchfield Township was organized in 1831.[4] Named after Litchfield, Connecticut,[5] it is the only Litchfield Township statewide.[6]

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,[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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Northrop, Nira B. (1861). Pioneer History of Medina County. Geo. Redway, Printer. p. 163.
  5. ↑ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 527.
  6. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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