Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
Greenfield Township, Huron County, Ohio | |
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 Township hall at Steuben | |
 Location of Greenfield Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Willard (yellow) | |
| Coordinates: 41°5′32″N 82°41′58″W / 41.09222°N 82.69944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Huron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.6 sq mi (66.4 km2) |
| • Land | 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 869 ft (265 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,320 |
| • Density | 51/sq mi (20/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-32102[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086346[1] |
Greenfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 1,320.
Geography[edit]
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Peru Township - north
- Bronson Township - northeast corner
- Fairfield Township - east
- Ripley Township - southeast corner
- New Haven Township - south
- Richmond Township - southwest corner
- Norwich Township - west
- Sherman Township - northwest corner
The city of Willard borders the southwestern corner of Greenfield Township, and the unincorporated community of Steuben lies at the center of the township.
Name and history[edit]
Greenfield Township was organized in 1815.[4]
It is named after Greenfield Hill, a historic neighborhood in Fairfield, Connecticut. Statewide, other Greenfield Townships are located in Fairfield and Gallia Counties.
Government[edit]
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.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Greenfield township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 223.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Huron County, Ohio, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |