Norwalk Township, Huron County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Norwalk Township, Huron 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:Huron
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:45.8
Area Land Km2:45.6
Area Water Km2:0.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3451
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:234
Elevation Ft:768
Coordinates:41.2514°N -82.59°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44857
Area Code:419
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-57316[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086353

Norwalk Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 3,451.

Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two municipalities are located in Norwalk Township: most of the city of Norwalk — the county seat of Huron County — occupying the majority of the township, and part of the village of Milan in the north.

Name and history

Norwalk Township was named after Norwalk, Connecticut.[4]

It is the only Norwalk Township statewide.[5]

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,[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Norwalk township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 12 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. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: History of the Fire Lands, Comprising Huron and Erie Counties, Ohio . Press of Leader Printing Company . Williams, William W. . 1879 . 111.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24