Granger Township, Medina County, Ohio
Granger Township, Medina County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
Location of Granger Township in Medina County Location of Granger Township in Medina County |
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Medina |
Area | |
• Total | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
• Land | 23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation[1] | 1,138 ft (347 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,928 |
• Density | 168.4/sq mi (65.0/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
FIPS code | 39-31374[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1086592[1] |
Granger Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,928 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the east part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Hinckley Township - north
- Richfield Township, Summit County - northeast corner
- Bath Township, Summit County - east
- Copley Township, Summit County - southeast corner
- Sharon Township - south
- Montville Township - southwest corner
- Medina Township - west
- Brunswick Hills Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Granger Township.
Name and history
Granger Township was organized in 1820, and named for Gideon Granger, a member the Connecticut House of Representatives and 4th United States Postmaster General.[4] It is the only Granger Township statewide.[5]
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,[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
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- ↑ Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.