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词条 Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
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  1. Geography

  2. Name and history

  3. Government

  4. References

  5. External links

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|population_total = 1690
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|timezone = Eastern (EST)
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}}Penfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,690 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located 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

Penfield Township was established in 1825, and named in honor of Peter Penfield, an early settler.[4] It is the only Penfield Township statewide.[5]

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. ^{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=United States Geological Survey|date=2007-10-25}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=2008-01-31|title=American FactFinder}}
3. ^Lorain County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 14 May 2007.
4. ^{{cite book|last=Overman|first=William Daniel|title=Ohio Town Names|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015015361465;view=1up;seq=124|year=1958|publisher=Atlantic Press|location=Akron, OH|page=108}}
5. ^{{Cite web| title = Detailed map of Ohio| work = | publisher = United States Census Bureau| year = 2000| url = http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf| format = PDF| accessdate =2007-02-16}}
6. ^§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070207111612/http://www.loraincounty.us/website/splash.asp County website]
{{Lorain County, Ohio}}

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