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Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Ridgefield Township, Huron County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_skyline	Huron River Blue Bridge.jpg
imagesize	250px
image_caption	Blue Bridge, which spans the Huron River
image_map	Ridgefield Huron.PNG
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Ridgefield Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Norwalk (yellow)
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	United States
subdivision_type1	State
subdivision_name1	Ohio
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Huron
unit_pref	Imperial
area_total_km2	66.4
area_land_km2	66.0
area_water_km2	0.4
population_as_of	[2020](2020-united-states-census)
population_footnotes
population_total	2197
population_density_km2	auto
population_density_sq_mi	auto
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	217
elevation_ft	712
coordinates
postal_code_type	ZIP code
postal_code	44847
area_code	419
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-67006
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1086357

Ridgefield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,197.

Geography

Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

Oxford Township, Erie County - north
Milan Township, Erie County - northeast corner
Norwalk Township - east
Bronson Township - southeast corner
Peru Township - south
Sherman Township - southwest corner
Lyme Township - west
Groton Township, Erie County - northwest corner

The Village of Monroeville is located approximately in the center of the township. A portion of the City of Norwalk, the county seat of Huron County, is presently located within the eastern boundary of the township due to annexation of the Sycamore Hills development.

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.

References

"Ridgefield township, Huron County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
(2007-10-25). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
Baughman, Abraham J.. (1909). "History of Huron County, Ohio: Its Progress and Development, with Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County, Volume 1". S. J. Clarke Publishing Company.
(2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.
[[DeLorme]]. (2004). ''Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN. 0-89933-281-1.

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