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The unincorporated town of [[Fitchville|Fitchville]] |
The unincorporated town of [[Fitchville|Fitchville, Fitchville Township, Huron County, Ohio, United States]]is located in Fitchville Township. |
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==Name and history== |
==Name and history== |
Revision as of 19:36, 21 February 2010
Fitchville Township, Ohio | |
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Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Huron |
Area | |
• Total | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
• Land | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 984 ft (300 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,012 |
• Density | 39.1/sq mi (15.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 44851 |
Area code | 419 |
FIPS code | 39-27216Template:GR |
GNIS feature ID | 1086345Template:GR |
Fitchville Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,012 people in the township.[1]
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Hartland Township - north
- Clarksfield Township - northeast corner
- New London Township - east
- Ruggles Township, Ashland County - southeast corner
- Greenwich Township - south
- Ripley Township - southwest corner
- Fairfield Township - west
- Bronson Township - northwest corner
The unincorporated town of Fitchville, Fitchville Township, Huron County, Ohio, United Statesis located in Fitchville Township.
Name and history
It is the only Fitchville Township statewide.
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,[2] 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
- ^ Huron County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.