Country United States County Huron FIPS code 39-27216 Elevation 300 m Zip code 44851 Local time Sunday 1:41 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086345 Area 67 km² Population 1,012 (2000) Area code 419 | |
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Weather -3°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 49% Humidity | ||
Fitchville Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,012 people in the township.
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Map of Fitchville Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Fitchville Township.
Name and history
Fitchville Township was established in 1828. The only Fitchville Township statewide, it is named for one Colonel Fitch, a landowner and native of Connecticut.
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.