Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio

Guilford Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township

Halsey Hulburt Homestead

Location of Guilford Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°1′2″N 81°50′28″W / 41.01722°N 81.84111°W / 41.01722; -81.84111Coordinates: 41°1′2″N 81°50′28″W / 41.01722°N 81.84111°W / 41.01722; -81.84111
Country United States
State Ohio
County Medina
Area
  Total 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2)
  Land 25.1 sq mi (65.0 km2)
  Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 5,447
  Density 217.1/sq mi (83.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44273
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-32676[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086593[1]

Guilford 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.[3]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two municipalities are located in Guilford Township: part of the city of Rittman in the southeast, and the village of Seville in the west.

Name and history

It is the only Guilford Township statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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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