Country United States County Huron FIPS code 39-67006 Area 66.3 km² Zip code 44847 Local time Thursday 12:41 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086357 Elevation 217 m Population 2,390 (2000) Area code 419 | |
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Ridgefield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,390 people in the township, 957 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Ridgefield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two municipalities are located in Ridgefield Township: the village of Monroeville in the center, and part of the city of Norwalk, the county seat of Huron County, in the southeast.
Name and history
Ridgefield Township was organized in 1815.
It is the only Ridgefield 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.
Transportation
Due to the lay of the land and early settlement routes, the roads in this township follow no particular pattern. Important highways include U.S. Route 20 and State Routes 18, 61, 99, 113, and 547.