Greenwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 1,002.
Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Greenwich Township in Huron County | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′34″N 82°29′29″W / 41.04278°N 82.49139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Huron |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.0 sq mi (64.8 km2) |
| • Land | 24.9 sq mi (64.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,043 ft (318 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,002 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44837 |
| Area code | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-32382[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086347[1] |
Geography
editLocated on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Fitchville Township - north
- New London Township - northeast corner
- Ruggles Township, Ashland County - east
- Butler Township, Richland County - southeast
- Blooming Grove Township, Richland County - southwest
- Ripley Township - west
- Fairfield Township - northwest corner
The village of Greenwich, a separate municipality, is located in western Greenwich Township.
Name and history
editGreenwich Township was named after Greenwich, Connecticut, the hometown of many of its pioneer settlers.[4]
It is the only Greenwich Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Greenwich township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 226.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.