Chippewa Township, Ohio
Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio | |
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![]() Location of Chippewa Township in Wayne County | |
Coordinates: 40°57′3″N 81°42′16″W / 40.95083°N 81.70444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Wayne |
Area | |
• Total | 36.1 sq mi (93.4 km2) |
• Land | 35.9 sq mi (93.0 km2) |
• Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
Population (2000) | |
• Total | 7,078 |
• Density | 197.2/sq mi (76.1/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
FIPS code | 39-14240[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1087151[1] |
Chippewa Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,078 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
- Wadsworth Township, Medina County - north
- Norton - northeast
- New Franklin - east
- Lawrence Township, Stark County - southeast
- Baughman Township - south
- Green Township - southwest corner
- Milton Township - west
Three municipalities are located in Chippewa Township but are not part of the Township:
- The village of Doylestown, in the north
- Part of the village of Marshallville, in the south
- Part of the city of Rittman, in the northwest
Name and history
It is the only Chippewa Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Wayne County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates[permanent dead link] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.