Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

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Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Penfield Community Church.jpg
Penfield Community Church on Route 18
Map of Lorain County Ohio Highlighting Penfield Township.png
Location of Penfield Township in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°10′19″N82°6′32″W / 41.17194°N 82.10889°W / 41.17194; -82.10889
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lorain
Area
[1]
  Total21.75 sq mi (56.33 km2)
  Land21.62 sq mi (55.99 km2)
  Water0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation
[2]
843 ft (257 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total1,835
  Density84/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-61532 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086516 [2]
Website www.penfieldtownship.com

Penfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,835.

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Geography

Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Penfield Township.

Name and history

Penfield Township was established in 1820 and named in honor of Peter Penfield, an early settler. [5] It is the only Penfield Township statewide. [6]

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, [7] 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.

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References

  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Penfield township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 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. 108.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.