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Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio
Lafayette Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,056 people in the township. 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 A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ... of Medina County, in the northeast. Former villages include Lafayette and Whittlesey. Name an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil Township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States that is subordinate to a County (United States), county, most often in the northern and midwestern parts of the country. The term town is used in New England town, New England, Political subdivisions of New York State#Town, New York, as well as Political subdivisions of Wisconsin#Town, Wisconsin to refer to the equivalent of the civil township in these states; Minnesota uses "town" officially but often uses it and "township" interchangeably. Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy, autonomy vary in each U.S. state, state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both, the boundaries often coincide, especially in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois, and may completely geographically subdivide a county. The United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau classifies civil townships as minor civil divisions. Currently, there are 20 states with civil townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medina Township, Medina County, Ohio
Medina Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 9,183 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Brunswick Hills Township - north * Hinckley Township - northeast corner * Granger Township - east * Sharon Township - southeast corner * Montville Township - south * Lafayette Township - southwest corner * York Township - west * Liverpool Township - northwest corner The city of Medina, the county seat, borders the township to the southwest. Name and history The township derives its name from Medina, in Arabia. The original name for the Township was to be Mecca, but was changed after a dispute among early settlers. It is the only Medina Township statewide. The township is attributed as being the oldest organized government in Medina County. Land from the township was included when the village of Medina Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munaww ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Lafayette Township is one of the twenty-two civil township, townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 United States Census, 2020 census reported 4,250 people living in the township. Geography Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: *White Eyes Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, White Eyes Township - north *Adams Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, Adams Township - northeast corner *Oxford Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, Oxford Township - east *Linton Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, Linton Township - south *Franklin Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, Franklin Township - southwest *Tuscarawas Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, Tuscarawas Township - west *Keene Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, Keene Township - northwest corner The village of West Lafayette, Ohio, West Lafayette is located in northeastern Lafayette Township. Name and history Lafayette Township was the last township in Coshocton Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. Canada In Canada, the Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. China County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the China, People's Republic of China. They have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medina, Ohio
Medina ( ) is a city in Medina County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. The population was 26,094 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It lies about south of Cleveland and west of Akron, Ohio, Akron within the Cleveland metropolitan area. History Medina was founded on November 30, 1818, as part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. It was originally named Mecca, but an Mecca, Ohio, unincorporated community in Ohio already had that name, so the name was changed. Both Mecca and Medina are Saudi Arabian cities particularly significant in Islam. Most early residents were farmers. In the 1830s, the community's growth was aided by the completion of the Ohio and Erie Canal, which helped transport agricultural products to markets. On January 31, 1835, Medina was incorporated as a village and as the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, Medina County. By 1855, the town's quarries were producing over $200,000 worth of stone per year. In 1857, many of the canal workers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chippewa Lake, Ohio
Chippewa Lake (formerly Chippewa-on-the-Lake) is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is located on Chippewa Lake, a natural inland lake in Ohio. The village was incorporated in 1920. The population was 654 at the 2020 census. History Chippewa Lake took its name from the Ojibwe tribe of Native Americans. In the 1880s, Oscar Townsend and the Cleveland, Lorain, & Wheeling Railroad developed a vacation resort, eventually called Chippewa Lake Park, on the banks of Chippewa Lake. The Great Depression and extinction of interurban rail service crippled the park, but in 1937, Parker Beach purchased the resort. In 1978, after more than 100 years of operation, Chippewa Lake Park was shut down. In 2008, scenes for the horror film '' Closed For the Season'' (released in 2010) were shot at the abandoned amusement park, using many of its decrepit attractions as backgrounds. A large estate that was originally part of Townsend's empire in town remains intact today, and ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio
Litchfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,215 people in the township. Geography Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Grafton Township, Lorain County - north * Liverpool Township - northeast corner * York Township - east * Lafayette Township - southeast corner * Chatham Township - south * Spencer Township - southwest corner * Penfield Township, Lorain County - west * LaGrange Township, Lorain County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Litchfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Litchfield lies at the center of the township. Name and history Litchfield Township was organized in 1831. Named after Litchfield, Connecticut, it is the only Litchfield Township statewide. 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 follow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chatham Township, Ohio
Chatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,213 people in the township. Geography Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Litchfield Township - north * York Township - northeast corner * Lafayette Township - east * Westfield Township - southeast corner * Harrisville Township - south * Homer Township - southwest corner * Spencer Township - west * Penfield Township, Lorain County - northwest corner No municipalities are located in Chatham Township. Name and history Chatham Township was founded in 1818. Named after Chatham, in England, it is the only Chatham Township in Ohio. Government The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to four-year terms 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 e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrisville Township, Medina County, Ohio
Harrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,717 people in the township. Geography Located in the southwest part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Chatham Township - north * Lafayette Township - northeast corner * Westfield Township - east * Canaan Township, Wayne County - southeast * Congress Township, Wayne County - south * Homer Township - west * Spencer Township - northwest corner The village of Lodi is located in central Harrisville Township. Name and history It is the only Harrisville Township statewide. 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, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio
Westfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,632 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Lafayette Township - north * Montville Township - northeast corner * Guilford Township - east * Milton Township, Wayne County - southeast corner * Canaan Township, Wayne County - south * Harrisville Township - west * Chatham Township - northwest corner Two villages are located in Westfield Township: *Part of Creston, in the southeast * Westfield Center, in the center Westfield Township also surrounds the township and village of Gloria Glens Park in the northeast corner of the township. Name and history Statewide, the only other Westfield Township is located in Morrow 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 followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio
Guilford Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. With the Village of Seville and territory ceded to the City of Rittman for the Western Reserve National Cemetery, it encompasses an area of about twenty-five square miles. The 2020 census found 3,076 people in the township. Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Montville Township - north * Sharon Township - northeast corner * Wadsworth Township - east * Milton Township, Wayne County - south * Canaan Township, Wayne County - southwest corner * Westfield Township - west * Lafayette Township - northwest corner 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. Derived from Guilford, Connecticut; a place from which the area’s original white settlers came from. Government The township is g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio
Montville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 13,131 people in the township. Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Medina Township - north * Granger Township - northeast corner * Sharon Township - east * Wadsworth Township - southeast corner * Guilford Township - south * Westfield Township - southwest corner * Lafayette Township - west * York Township - northwest corner Part of the city of Medina, the county seat A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equiva ... of Medina County, is located in northwestern Montville Township. Name and history Statewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Geauga County. The land was purchased by General Arisar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
