Norwich Township, Huron County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°6′17″N 82°46′54″W / 41.10472°N 82.78167°W / 41.10472; -82.78167
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Norwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-57358[3]
GNIS feature ID1086354[1]

Norwich Township is one of the nineteen

2020 census
the population of the township was 1,022.

Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

A small part of the city of Willard borders the southeast corner of Norwich Township.

Name and history

Norwich Township was organized in 1827.[4] It was named after Norwich, Connecticut.[5] Statewide, the only other Norwich Township is located in Franklin County.

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,[6] 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

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Norwich township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Baughman, Abraham J. (1909). History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1. S. J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 255.
  5. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 350. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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