Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Lafayette Township is one of the seventeen townships
of Medina County, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 4,329 people in the township.
Two municipalities are located in Lafayette Township: the village of Chippewa Lake
in the southeast, and part of the city of Medina
, the county seat
of Medina County, in the northeast.
.
As of 2008, the board was composed of Lynda Bowers, Don Butler, and Lee Kehoe (president), and the fiscal officer was Shirley Bailey.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Medina County, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 4,329 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:- York TownshipYork Township, Medina County, OhioYork Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,912 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Liverpool Township - north...
- north - Medina TownshipMedina Township, Medina County, OhioMedina Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,783 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast - Montville TownshipMontville Township, Medina County, OhioMontville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,410 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Medina Township - north...
- east - Guilford TownshipGuilford Township, Medina County, OhioGuilford Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,447 people in the township, 3,181 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast corner - Westfield TownshipWestfield Township, Medina County, OhioWestfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,172 people in the township, 2,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- south - Harrisville TownshipHarrisville Township, Medina County, OhioHarrisville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,914 people in the township, 1,853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southwest corner - Chatham TownshipChatham Township, Medina County, OhioChatham Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Litchfield Township - north...
- west - Litchfield TownshipLitchfield Township, Medina County, OhioLitchfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,250 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northwest corner
Two municipalities are located in Lafayette Township: the village of Chippewa Lake
Chippewa Lake, Ohio
Chippewa Lake is a village in Medina County, Ohio, United States. It is located on Chippewa Lake, Ohio's largest natural inland lake...
in the southeast, and part of the city of Medina
Medina, Ohio
In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males...
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Medina County, in the northeast.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Lafayette Township is located in Coshocton CountyLafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio
Lafayette Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Coshocton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,285 people in the township, 1,972 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
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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 officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.As of 2008, the board was composed of Lynda Bowers, Don Butler, and Lee Kehoe (president), and the fiscal officer was Shirley Bailey.