| Official Name: | Litchfield Township, Medina 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: | Medina |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 58.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 58.0 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 22.4 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 22.4 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 3215 |
| 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: | 314 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1030 |
| Coordinates: | 41.1678°N -82.0236°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44253 |
| Area Code: | 330 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-44072[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086598 |
Litchfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,215 people in the township.
Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Litchfield Township, although the unincorporated community of Litchfield lies at the center of the township.
Litchfield Township was organized in 1831.[4] Named after Litchfield, Connecticut,[5] it is the only Litchfield Township statewide.[6]
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,[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.