Medina Township, Medina County, Ohio

Medina Township, Medina County, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Medina County.
Coordinates: 41°9′56″N 81°49′20″W / 41.16556°N 81.82222°W / 41.16556; -81.82222Coordinates: 41°9′56″N 81°49′20″W / 41.16556°N 81.82222°W / 41.16556; -81.82222
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Medina
Area
– Total	18.1 sq mi (46.8 km2)
– Land	18.0 sq mi (46.6 km2)
– Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,014 ft (309 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	7,783
– Density	432.6/sq mi (167.0/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	44215, 44256, 44258
Area code(s)	330
FIPS code	39-48804[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086601[1]

Medina Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,783 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

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

• Brunswick Hills Township - north
• Hinckley Township - northeast corner
• Granger Township - east
• Sharon Township - southeast corner
• Montville Township - south
• Lafayette Township - southwest corner
• York Township - west
• Liverpool Township - northwest corner

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

Name and history

It is the only Medina Township statewide.^[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, 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. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 

External links

• Township website
• County website