Chesterfield Township is one of the twelve

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of Fulton County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 938 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county along the

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border, it borders the following townships: * Seneca Township, Lenawee County,

- north * Fairfield Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northeast corner * Royalton Township - east * Pike Township - southeast * Dover Township - south * Franklin Township - southwest corner * Gorham Township - west The

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of Advance, Denson,

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and Oakshade are located in Chesterfield Township.

Name and history

Chesterfield Township was organized in 1837, and named for Chesterfield Clemons, a pioneer settler. It is the only Chesterfield 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, 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.

Public services

Public schools

Students from the township are served by the following public local

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: * Evergreen Local School District

Mail

Mail is delivered in the township by the following

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locations: *

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43521 * Lyons, Ohio 43533 *

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43567

Telephone

Most of the township is within the Chesterfield

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, which is served by Windstream Ohio, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Code: * 419-452 A northwestern portion is served by the

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telephone exchange, which is delivered by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as

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, with the following codes: * 419-390 * 419-923 The southern section of the township is within the Wauseon exchange, again served by UTO, DBA CenturyLink: * 419-330 * 419-335 * 419-337 * 419-388 * 419-404 * 419-583 * 419-590

Electric

Toledo Edison and Midwest Energy

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serve the township with electricity.

Highways

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Fire and EMS

Morenci Area EMS in Morenci, Michigan serves most of the township, with

Fire/EMS serving an eastern portion, and Wauseon Fire/EMS serving a small area in the south.

References

External links

County website
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