Litchfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,215 people in the township.
Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Location of Litchfield Township in Medina County | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′4″N 82°1′25″W / 41.16778°N 82.02361°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 | |
| • Total | 3,215 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44253 |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-44072[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086598[1] |
Geography
editLocated 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
editLitchfield Township was organized in 1831.[4] Named after Litchfield, Connecticut,[5] it is the only Litchfield Township statewide.[6]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Litchfield township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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 February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.