Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio

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Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio
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Location of Guilford Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°1′2″N81°50′28″W / 41.01722°N 81.84111°W / 41.01722; -81.84111
Country United States
State Ohio
County Medina
Area
  Total
25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2)
  Land25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,142 ft (348 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total
3,076
  Density120/sq mi (47/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44273
Area code 330
FIPS code 39-32676 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086593 [1]

Guilford Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. With the Village of Seville and territory ceded to the City of Rittman for the Western Reserve National Cemetery, it encompasses an area of about twenty-five square miles. [4] The 2020 census found 3,076 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two municipalities are located in Guilford Township: part of the city of Rittman in the southeast, and the village of Seville in the west.

Name and history

It is the only Guilford Township statewide. [5] Derived from Guilford, Connecticut; a place from which the area’s original white settlers came from.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Guilford township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. "GUILFORD TOWNSHIP". GUILFORD TOWNSHIP. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.