Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

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Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Township
Pittsfield Center intersection.jpg
Main intersection at Pittsfield Center
Map of Lorain County Ohio Highlighting Pittsfield Township.png
Location of Pittsfield Township in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°14′38″N82°12′52″W / 41.24389°N 82.21444°W / 41.24389; -82.21444
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lorain
Area
[1]
 • Total26.02 sq mi (67.38 km2)
 • Land25.88 sq mi (67.02 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
Elevation
[2]
820 ft (250 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total1,573
 • Density60/sq mi (23/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-62960 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086517 [2]
Website www.pittsfieldtwp.us

Pittsfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,573.

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Geography

The township is a rectangle measuring 5.25 miles (8.45 km) east to west and 5.15 miles (8.29 km) north to south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area is 26.0 square miles (67.4 km2), of which 25.9 square miles (67.0 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.54%, are water. [1] A portion of the city of Oberlin cuts into the northern part of the township but is a separate municipality. At the center of Pittsfield Township is the intersection of State Routes 58 and 303.

Located in central Lorain County, it borders the following townships and city:

Demographics

According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2000 Pittsfield had 1,549 residents with an average age of 39.33 years. The population density was 22.77 per square kilometer (58.96 per square mile). There were 576 housing units. The median household income was $54,750 and the per capita income was $22,470.

Name and history

It is the only Pittsfield Township statewide. [5]

Pittsfield Township was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. There were white settlers before 1813 but they left. Milton Whitney, one of the large landowners in the area, arranged for settlers to move in in 1821. In 1831, the township was separated from Wellington Township and named Pittsfield after Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Milton Whitney's original home. The township government was organized in 1832.

On April 11, 1965, one of the tornadoes in the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak passed through Pittsfield, killing seven people and destroying every building in the town.

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ "Pittsfield 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. ↑ "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.

Further reading

41°14′13″N82°13′09″W / 41.23694°N 82.21917°W / 41.23694; -82.21917

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