Country United States County Huron FIPS code 39-26040 Elevation 292 m Local time Sunday 1:37 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086344 Area 67.5 km² Population 1,284 (2000) | |
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Weather -6°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Fairfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,284 people in the township, 711 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Fairfield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of North Fairfield is located in western Fairfield Township.
Name and history
Fairfield Township was organized in 1823. It was named after Fairfield, Connecticut, the hometown of many of its pioneer settlers.
It is one of seven Fairfield Townships 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.