Grafton Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Grafton Township, Lorain County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Grafton Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities of Lorain County, Ohio


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

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 66.0
area_land_km2 = 65.9
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 25.5
area_land_sq_mi = 25.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2722
population_density_km2 = 41.3
population_density_sq_mi = 107.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 255
elevation_ft = 837
latd = 41 |latm = 14 |lats = 19 |latNS = N
longd = 82 |longm = 2 |longs = 7 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44044
area_code = 440
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Grafton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,722 people in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39093 Lorain County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 14 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:
*Eaton Township - north
*Columbia Township - northeast corner
*Liverpool Township, Medina County - east
*York Township, Medina County - southeast corner
*Litchfield Township, Medina County - south
*Penfield Township - southwest corner
*LaGrange Township - west
*Carlisle Township - northwest corner

Part of the village of Grafton is located in northern Grafton Township.

Name and history

It is the only Grafton 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.loraincounty.us/website/splash.asp Lorain County website]


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