Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Ridgefield Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Ridgefield Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Norwalk (yellow).


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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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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 66.4
area_land_km2 = 66.4
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 25.6
area_land_sq_mi = 25.6
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2390
population_density_km2 = 36.0
population_density_sq_mi = 93.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 217
elevation_ft = 712
latd = 41 |latm = 14 |lats = 51 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 41 |longs = 20 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44847
area_code = 419
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blank_info = 39-67006GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086357GR|3
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Ridgefield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,390 people in the township, 957 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of 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 northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Oxford Township, Erie County - north
*Milan Township, Erie County - northeast corner
*Norwalk Township - east
*Bronson Township - southeast corner
*Peru Township - south
*Sherman Township - southwest corner
*Lyme Township - west
*Groton Township, Erie County - northwest corner

Two municipalities are located in Ridgefield Township: the village of Monroeville in the center, and part of the city of Norwalk, the county seat of Huron County, in the southeast.

Name and history

It is the only Ridgefield 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.

Transportation

Due to the lay of the land and early settlement routes, the roads in this township follow no particular pattern. Important highways include U.S. Route 20 and State Routes 18, 61, 99, 113, and 547. [DeLorme. (2004). "Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.]

References

External links

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