Medina Township is one of the seventeen townships

Civil township

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 of Medina County, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 7,783 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Brunswick Hills Township
  Brunswick Hills Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Brunswick Hills Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,469 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:...
  
   - north
• Hinckley Township
  Hinckley Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Hinckley Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States, located in the northeast corner of the county. The 2000 census found 6,753 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Granger Township
  Granger Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Granger Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,928 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Hinckley Township - north...
  
   - east
• Sharon Township
  Sharon Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Sharon Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,244 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Montville Township
  Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Montville 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...
  
   - south
• Lafayette Township
  Lafayette Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Lafayette Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,329 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:*York Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• York Township
  York Township, Medina County, Ohio
  York 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...
  
   - west
• Liverpool Township
  Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio
  Liverpool Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,329 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - northwest corner

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

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of Medina County, is located in southwestern Medina Township.

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.

External links

• Township website
• County website