Country United States County Fulton FIPS code 39-30940 Elevation 230 m Population 2,260 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086127 Local time Friday 1:45 AM | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind N at 0 km/h, 72% Humidity Area 112.7 km² (112.4 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Gorham Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,260 people in the township, 977 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Contents
- Map of Gorham Township OH USA
- Geography
- Name and history
- Government
- Attractions
- Public Schools
- Telephone
- Electric
- Highways
- References
Map of Gorham Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county along the Michigan line, it borders the following townships:
The village of Fayette is located in central Gorham Township.
Name and history
It is the only Gorham 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.
Attractions
Harrison Lake State Park is a popular destination.
Public Schools
Students from the township are served by the following public local school district:
Mail is delivered in the township by the following U.S. Post Office locations:
Telephone
Most of the township lies within the Fayette telephone exchange, which is served by Frontier North, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes:
An eastern portion of the township is part of the Chesterfield telephone exchange, which is served by Windstream Ohio, with telephone numbers using the following code:
A small southeastern area is served by the Wauseon exchange, which is provided by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with the following codes:
Electric
Toledo Edison and Midwest Energy Cooperative serves the township with electricity.