Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio

Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio
Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities of Medina County, Ohio
Coordinates: 41°6′54″N 81°49′18″W / 41.115°N 81.82167°W / 41.115; -81.82167Coordinates: 41°6′54″N 81°49′18″W / 41.115°N 81.82167°W / 41.115; -81.82167
Country United States
State Ohio
County Medina
Area
 – Total 21.0 sq mi (54.4 km2)
 – Land 20.9 sq mi (54.2 km2)
 – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 965 ft (294 m)
Population
 – Total 5,410
 – Density 258.4/sq mi (99.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44256
FIPS code 39-51856[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086602[1]

Montville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,410 people in the township.[3]

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Geography

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

Part of the city of Medina, the county seat of Medina County, is located in northwestern Montville Township.

Name

Statewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Geauga County.

History

A Montville Township barn located on State Route 57.

The township was established in 1820, less than two years after the first settlers arrived.[4]

  • 1818: Land sold to General Arisarchus Champion
  • 1819: Austin Badger and Samuel Brown settled on land
  • 1820: Montville Township organized
  • 1823: Saw mill constructed by Badger
  • 1829: First religious service at Episcopal Church
  • 1830: Methodist Church meets in home and school classrooms
  • 1844: Methodist Church built
  • 1850: General Store opened
  • 1873: Musical convention held at Episcopal Church
  • 1879: Pioneer monument of Farifax Smith erected
  • 1890: Northeastern Ohio Railroad built crossing northeastern Montville
  • 1923: All schoolhouses consolidated to one elementary school; High school students bussed to Medina
  • 1932: Montville Grange organized[4]

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,[5] 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.

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