Country United States County Huron FIPS code 39-57316 Elevation 234 m Zip code 44857 Population 3,685 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086353 Area 47.4 km² Local time Sunday 6:57 PM Area code 419 | |
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Norwalk Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,685 people in the township, 3,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Norwalk Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two municipalities are located in Norwalk Township: most of the city of Norwalk — the county seat of Huron County — occupying the majority of the township, and part of the village of Milan in the north.
Name and history
Norwalk Township was named after Norwalk, Connecticut.
It is the only Norwalk 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.