Penfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,835.
Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio | |
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 Penfield Community Church on Route 18 | |
 Location of Penfield Township in Lorain County | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′19″N 82°6′32″W / 41.17194°N 82.10889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Lorain |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.75 sq mi (56.33 km2) |
| • Land | 21.62 sq mi (55.99 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
| Elevation | 843 ft (257 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,835 |
| • Density | 84/sq mi (33/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-61532[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086516[2] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:
- LaGrange Township - north
- Grafton Township - northeast corner
- Litchfield Township, Medina County - east
- Chatham Township, Medina County - southeast corner
- Spencer Township, Medina County - south
- Huntington Township - southwest corner
- Wellington Township - west
- Pittsfield Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Penfield Township.
Name and history
editPenfield Township was established in 1820 and named in honor of Peter Penfield, an early settler.[5] It is the only Penfield Township statewide.[6]
Government
editThe 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,[7] 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
edit- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Penfield township, Lorain County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 108.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.