Country United States FIPS code 39-61532 Elevation 257 m Local time Sunday 1:23 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086516 Population 1,690 (2000) | |
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Weather 7°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 88% Humidity Area 57.24 km² (56.98 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Penfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,690 people in the township.
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Map of Penfield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Penfield Township.
Name and history
Penfield Township was established in 1825, and named in honor of Peter Penfield, an early settler. It is the only Penfield 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.