Country United States County Huron FIPS code 39-54712 Elevation 289 m Zip code 44850 Area code 419 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086350 Population 2,860 (2000) Local time Saturday 7:31 AM | |
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Weather 14°C, Wind S at 10 km/h, 78% Humidity Area 60.86 km² (59.83 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
New Haven Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,860 people in the township, 2,011 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of New Haven Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places are located in New Haven Township:
Name and history
New Haven Township was established in 1815. The township is named after New Haven, Connecticut, the native home of a share of the early settlers. It is the only New Haven 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.