Chatham Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Chatham Township, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Medina
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:68.26
Area Land Km2:68.21
Area Water Km2:0.05
Area Total Sq Mi:26.35
Area Land Sq Mi:26.34
Area Water Sq Mi:0.02
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2,213
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:343
Elevation Ft:1,125
Coordinates:41.0993°N -82.0243°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44256, 44275
Area Code:330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-13750[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086591

Chatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,213 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Chatham Township.

Name and history

Chatham Township was founded in 1818.[4] Named after Chatham, in England,[5] it is the only Chatham Township in Ohio.[6]

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 elected township fiscal officer,[7] 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Explore Census Data . data.census.gov . 7 October 2021.
  4. Book: Northrop, Nira B.. Pioneer History of Medina County. 1861. Geo. Redway, Printer. 54.
  5. Book: History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. 1881. Baskin & Battey. 571.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24