Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
The Mead-Zimmerman Farmhouse on State Route 13 | |
Location of Greenwich Township in Huron County. | |
Coordinates: 41°2′34″N 82°29′29″W / 41.04278°N 82.49139°WCoordinates: 41°2′34″N 82°29′29″W / 41.04278°N 82.49139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Huron |
Area | |
• Total | 25.0 sq mi (64.7 km2) |
• Land | 25.0 sq mi (64.6 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 954 |
• Density | 38.2/sq mi (14.8/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 44837 |
Area code(s) | 419 |
FIPS code | 39-32382[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086347[1] |
Greenwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 954 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Fitchville Township - north
- New London Township - northeast corner
- Ruggles Township, Ashland County - east
- Butler Township, Richland County - southeast
- Blooming Grove Township, Richland County - southwest
- Ripley Township - west
- Fairfield Township - northwest corner
The village of Greenwich is located in western Greenwich Township.
Name and history
Greenwich Township was named after Greenwich, Connecticut, the hometown of many of its pioneer settlers.[4]
It is the only Greenwich Township statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Huron County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 226.
- ↑ "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.