Country United States County Fairfield FIPS code 39-32060 Elevation 266 m Population 5,565 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086076 Local time Thursday 9:17 PM | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 44% Humidity Area 81.84 km² (81.58 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Greenfield Township is one of the thirteen townships of Fairfield County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 5,565, of whom 5,027 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Greenfield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Parts of two municipalities are located in Greenfield Township: the city of Lancaster, the county seat of Fairfield County, in the southeast; and the village of Carroll in the northwest.
Name and history
Greenfield Township was established in 1805, and named for the green fields within its borders. Statewide, other Greenfield Townships are located in Gallia and Huron counties.
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.