Medina Township, Medina County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Medina Township, Medina County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Image Blank Emblem:Logo of Medina Township, Ohio.png
Blank Emblem Type:Logo
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 Km2:46.8
Area Land Km2:46.6
Area Water Km2:0.2
Area Total Sq Mi:18.1
Area Land Sq Mi:18.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:9183
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:309
Elevation Ft:1014
Coordinates:(41.1711013, -81.8287763)
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:44215, 44256, 44258
Area Code:330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-48804[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086601

Medina Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, 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:

The city of Medina, the county seat, borders the township to the southwest.

Name and history

The township derives its name from Medina, in Arabia. The original name for the Township was to be Mecca, but was changed after a dispute among early settlers.[4] It is the only Medina Township statewide.[5] The township is attributed as being the oldest organized government in Medina County. Land from the township was included when the village of Medina 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medina township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 24 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. Book: Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. 1905. U.S. Government Printing Office. 204.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.