Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio
| Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
| Location of Lafayette Township in Medina County Location of Lafayette Township in Medina County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Medina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.7 sq mi (61.3 km2) |
| • Land | 23.2 sq mi (60.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 5,476 |
| • Density | 236.2/sq mi (91.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-41174[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086597[1] |
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]
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- York Township - north
- Medina Township - northeast
- Montville Township - east
- Guilford Township - southeast corner
- Westfield Township - south
- Harrisville Township - southwest corner
- Chatham Township - west
- Litchfield Township - northwest corner
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
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- ↑ Medina County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Township Government, Lafayette Township, 2008. Accessed 2008-07-05.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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