Gorham Township, Fulton County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Gorham Township, Fulton County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fulton
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:112.8
Area Land Km2:112.4
Area Water Km2:0.4
Area Total Sq Mi:43.5
Area Land Sq Mi:43.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2168
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:230
Elevation Ft:755
Coordinates:41.6742°N -84.3186°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-30940[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086127

Gorham Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,168 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county along the Michigan line, it borders the following townships:

The village of Fayette is located in central Gorham Township.

Name and history

It is the only Gorham Township statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

Attractions

Harrison Lake State Park is located in the township.

Public services

Public Schools

Students from the township are served by the following public local school district:[6]

Mail

Mail is delivered in the township by the following U.S. Post Office locations:[7]

Telephone

Most of the township lies within the Fayette telephone exchange, which is served by Frontier North, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes:[8]

An eastern portion of the township is part of the Chesterfield telephone exchange, which is served by Windstream Ohio, with telephone numbers using the following code:

A small southeastern area is served by the Wauseon exchange, which is provided by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with the following codes:

Electric

Toledo Edison and Midwest Energy Cooperative serves the township with electricity.[9]

Highways

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gorham township, Fulton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 2 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. http://www.greatschools.org/school-district-boundaries-map/ School District Boundary Maps
  7. http://www.zipmap.net/Ohio/Fulton_County.htm Zip Map: Fulton County
  8. http://www.puco.ohio.gov/pucogis/exc/index.cfm PUCO: Ohio Telephone Exchange Areas
  9. http://www.puco.ohio.gov/pucogis/esa/index.cfm PUCO: Electric Service Areas of Ohio