Norwalk Township, Huron County, Ohio
| Norwalk Township, Ohio | |
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| Location of Norwalk Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Norwalk (yellow). Location of Norwalk Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Norwalk (yellow). |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Huron |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.3 sq mi (47.4 km2) |
| • Land | 18.3 sq mi (47.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,685 |
| • Density | 201.5/sq mi (77.8/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44857 |
| Area code(s) | 419 |
| FIPS code | 39-57316[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086353[1] |
Norwalk Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,685 people in the township, 3,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
Communities
- Milan is a village located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. in the northern portion of the township. Milan is also located within the southern portion of Milan Township in Erie County.
Geography
Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Milan Township, Erie County - north
- Berlin Township, Erie County - northeast corner
- Townsend Township - east
- Hartland Township - southeast corner
- Bronson Township - south
- Peru Township - southwest corner
- Ridgefield Township - west
- Oxford Township, Erie County - northwest corner
The city of Norwalk is mostly surrounded by Norwalk Township.
Name and history
Norwalk Township was named after Norwalk, Connecticut.[4]
It is the only Norwalk 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.
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Municipalities and communities of Huron County, Ohio, United States
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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- ↑ Huron County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
