Country United States County Crawford FIPS code 39-13708 Elevation 299 m Local time Friday 1:38 PM Area code 419 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085934 Zip code 44825 Population 724 (2010) | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 27 km/h, 58% Humidity Area 77.62 km² (77.54 km² Land / 8 ha Water) | ||
Chatfield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census there were 724 people living in the township, 535 of whom were in the unincorporated portions.
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Map of Chatfield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Chatfield is located in the center of Chatfield Township.
Name and history
Chatfield Township was likely named for Silas and Oliver Chatfield, pioneer settlers.
It is the only Chatfield Township statewide.
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, 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.