Chatham Township, Ohio
Chatham Township, Ohio | |
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| Chatham General Store has served the community since 1854 Chatham General Store has served the community since 1854 | |
| Location of Chatham Township in Medina County Location of Chatham Township in Medina County | |
Chatham Township, Ohio is located in Ohio Chatham Township, Ohio Chatham Township, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°05′57.5′′N 82°01′27.5′′W / 41.099306°N 82.024306°W / 41.099306; -82.024306 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Medina |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.35 sq mi (68.26 km2) |
| • Land | 26.34 sq mi (68.21 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,213 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44256, 44275 |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-13750[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086591[1] |
Chatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,213 people in the township.[3]
Geography
[edit ]Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Litchfield Township - north
- York Township - northeast corner
- Lafayette Township - east
- Westfield Township - southeast corner
- Harrisville Township - south
- Homer Township - southwest corner
- Spencer Township - west
- Penfield Township, Lorain County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Chatham Township.
Name and history
[edit ]Chatham Township was founded in 1818.[4] Named after Chatham, in England,[5] it is the only Chatham Township in Ohio.[6]
Government
[edit ]The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to four-year terms 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. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
- ^ Northrop, Nira B. (1861). Pioneer History of Medina County. Geo. Redway, Printer. p. 54.
- ^ 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. 571.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, §505.01 Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, and §507.01 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.