Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Montville Township is one of the seventeen townships
of Medina County, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 5,410 people in the township.
Part of the city of Medina
, the county seat
of Medina County, is located in northwestern Montville Township.
.
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
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, United States
United States
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. 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 5,410 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:- 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:...
- north - Granger TownshipGranger Township, Medina County, OhioGranger 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...
- northeast corner - Sharon TownshipSharon Township, Medina County, OhioSharon 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:...
- east - Wadsworth TownshipWadsworth Township, Medina County, OhioWadsworth Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,996 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeast corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
- southeast corner - 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:...
- south - 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:...
- southwest corner - Lafayette TownshipLafayette Township, Medina County, OhioLafayette 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...
- west - 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...
- 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
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, is located in northwestern Montville Township.
Name
Statewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Geauga CountyMontville Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Montville Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,984 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
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History
The township was established in 1820, less than two years after the first settlers arrived.- 1818: Land sold to General Arisarchus Champion
- 1819: Austin Badger and Samuel BrownSamuel BrownSamuel Brown may refer to:* Samuel Brown , English inventor of early internal combustion engine* Samuel Brown , English pioneer suspension bridge engineer and inventor...
settled on land - 1820: Montville Township organized
- 1823: Saw mill constructed by Badger
- 1829: First religious service at Episcopal Church
- 1830: Methodist Church meets in home and school classrooms
- 1844: Methodist Church built
- 1850: General StoreGeneral storeA general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
opened - 1873: Musical convention held at Episcopal Church
- 1879: Pioneer monument of Farifax Smith erected
- 1890: Northeastern Ohio Railroad built crossing northeastern Montville
- 1923: All schoolhouses consolidated to one elementary school; High school students bussed to Medina
- 1932: Montville Grange organized