Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio

Lafayette Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,329 people in the township.[3]

Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township
The Medina County Home has served residents since 1894
Location of Lafayette Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°5′4″N 81°54′28″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMedina
Area
 • Total23.7 sq mi (61.3 km2)
 • Land23.2 sq mi (60.0 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total5,476
 • Density236.2/sq mi (91.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-41174[2]
GNIS feature ID1086597[1]

Geography

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

Two municipalities are located in Lafayette Township: the village of Chippewa Lake in the southeast, and part of the city of Medina, the county seat of Medina County, in the northeast.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Lafayette Township is located in Coshocton County.

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, 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.

As of 2008 the board was composed of Lynda Bowers, Don Butler, and Lee Kehoe (president), and the fiscal officer was Shirley Bailey.[4]

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. Township Government, Lafayette Township, 2008. Accessed 2008-07-05.
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