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.[4] The 2020 census found 3,076 people in the township.
Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Guilford Township in Medina County | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′2″N 81°50′28″W / 41.01722°N 81.84111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Medina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2) |
| • Land | 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,142 ft (348 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,076 |
| • Density | 120/sq mi (47/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44273 |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-32676[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086593[1] |
Geography
editLocated 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
editIt is the only Guilford Township statewide.[5] Derived from Guildford, Surrey a small market town in England.
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Guilford township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "GUILFORD TOWNSHIP". GUILFORD TOWNSHIP. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.