Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio

Guilford Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,447 people in the township, 3,181 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township
Halsey Hulburt Homestead
Location of Guilford Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°1′2″N 81°50′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMedina
Area
 • Total25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2)
 • Land25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1,142 ft (348 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5,447
 • Density217.1/sq mi (83.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44273
Area code(s)330
FIPS code39-32676[2]
GNIS feature ID1086593[1]

Geography

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

Two municipalities are located in Guilford Township: part of the city of Rittman in the southeast, and the village of Seville in the west.

Name and history

It is the only Guilford Township statewide.[4] Derived from Guildford, Surrey a small market town in England.

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,[5] 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. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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