Medina Township is one of the seventeen
townships
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of
Medina County,
Ohio
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, 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:
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Brunswick Hills Township - north
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Hinckley Township - northeast corner
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Granger Township - east
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Sharon Township - southeast corner
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Montville Township - south
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Lafayette Township - southwest corner
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York Township - west
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Liverpool Township - northwest corner
The city of
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
, the county seat, borders the township to the southwest.
Name and history
The township derives its name from
Medina
Medina, officially al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
, 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-Munawwarah (, ), also known as Taybah () and known in pre-Islamic times as Yathrib (), is the capital of Medina Province (Saudi Arabia), Medina Province in the Hejaz region of western Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ...
was incorporated in 1818.
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.
The township employs its own police force and contracts with the
City of Medina for Fire and EMS services. The Township is also in charge of maintaining and operating four cemeteries. These cemeteries are: Weymouth, Hamilton Corners, Remsen, and Medina Center Cemetery. The only operational cemetery is Medina Center Cemetery.
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Medina County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio