Hinckley Township, Medina County, Ohio

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Hinckley Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township
Whipps Ledges.JPG
Stone formations at the Hinckley Reservation
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Flag
Motto(s): 
"Small Town, Big Hearts" [1]
Map of Medina County Ohio Highlighting Hinckley Township.png
Location of Hinckley Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°14′31″N81°44′8″W / 41.24194°N 81.73556°W / 41.24194; -81.73556
Country United States
State Ohio
County Medina
Area
 • Total26.9 sq mi (69.6 km2)
 • Land26.7 sq mi (69.2 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[2]
1,033 ft (315 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total8,025
 • Density300/sq mi (120/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44233
Area code 330
FIPS code 39-35644 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086595 [2]

Hinckley Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States, located in the northeast corner of the county. The 2020 census found 8,025 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northeast corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

No municipalities are located in Hinckley Township.

Name and history

Hinckley Township was established in 1825. [5] Named for Samuel Hinckley, the original proprietor, [6] it is the only Hinckley Township statewide. [7]

Buzzards

The township became known across Ohio and the United States as the home of the buzzards. On March 15 of every year, buzzards arrive in large flocks at the town, as if on a very exact biological clock. The town began celebrating the arrival of the birds in 1957, and today as many as 50,000 visitors visit the Hinckley Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks in the town annually on "Buzzard Day" to witness the return of the avian residents. The event is used to mark the beginning of spring for Hinckley and the surrounding towns. [8]

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 officer position or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Notable residents

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References

  1. ↑ "Hinckley Township". Hinckley Township. Retrieved September 22, 2012.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Hinckley township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 60.
  6. ↑ History of Medina County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. Baskin & Battey. 1881. p.  607.
  7. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  8. ↑ "Buzzard Day History". Hinckely Township official website. Archived from the original on March 14, 2018.
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