Country United States County Medina Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Area 42.7 km² Local time Thursday 2:26 PM | State Ohio Elevation 1,194 ft (364 m) ZIP codes 44281-44282 Population 3,996 (2000) | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind W at 26 km/h, 84% Humidity | ||
Wadsworth Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,996 people in the township.
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Map of Wadsworth Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeast corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
The city of Wadsworth occupies central Wadsworth Township.
Name and history
It is the only Wadsworth 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.
Public safety in Wadsworth Township is the responsibility of the Wadsworth Fire Department and the Medina County Sheriff's Office.