Chatham Township, Medina County, Ohio

Chatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township.[3]

Chatham Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township
Chatham General Store has served the community since 1854
Location of Chatham Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°6′30″N 82°2′20″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMedina
Area
 • Total26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2)
 • Land26.4 sq mi (68.3 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1,125 ft (343 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,158
 • Density81.9/sq mi (31.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44256, 44275
Area code(s)330
FIPS code39-13750[2]
GNIS feature ID1086591[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Chatham Township.

Name and history

Chatham Township was founded in 1818.[4] The township was named after Chatham, in England.[5] It is the only Chatham Township statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-10-30 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. Northrop, Nira B. (1861). Pioneer History of Medina County. Geo. Redway, Printer. p. 54.
  5. History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p. 571.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.