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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]
Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Location of Litchfield Township in Medina County | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′4″N 82°1′25″W | |
| 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 | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,250 |
| • Density | 145.2/sq mi (56.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44253 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-44072[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086598[1] |
Geography
Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Grafton Township, Lorain County - north
- Liverpool Township - northeast corner
- York Township - east
- Lafayette Township - southeast corner
- Chatham Township - south
- Spencer Township - southwest corner
- Penfield Township, Lorain County - west
- LaGrange Township, Lorain County - northwest corner
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
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- Northrop, Nira B. (1861). Pioneer History of Medina County. Geo. Redway, Printer. p. 163.
- 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.
- "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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County seat: Medina | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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