Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Greenwich Township in Huron County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Huron

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area_total_km2 = 64.7
area_land_km2 = 64.6
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 25.0
area_land_sq_mi = 25.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 954
population_density_km2 = 14.8
population_density_sq_mi = 38.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 318
elevation_ft = 1043
latd = 41 |latm = 2 |lats = 34 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 29 |longs = 29 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44837
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-32382GR|2
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Greenwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 954 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39077 Huron County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

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

It is the only Greenwich Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.hccommissioners.com County website]