Gorham Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,168 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county along the Michigan line, it borders the following townships: Medina Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - north Seneca Township, Lenawee County, Michigan - northeast Chesterfield Township - east Dover Township - southeast corner Franklin Township - south Mill Creek Township, Williams County - west Wright Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan - northwest
The village of Fayette is located in central Gorham Township.
Name and history It is the only Gorham 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Attractions
Harrison Lake State Park is located in the township.
Public services
Public Schools
Students from the township are served by the following public local school district:School District Boundary Maps GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 29 March 2016
Fayette Local School District
Mail is delivered in the township by the following U.S. Post Office locations:Zip Map: Fulton County ZipMap.net
Fayette, Ohio 43521 West Unity, Ohio 43570
Telephone
Most of the township lies within the Fayette telephone exchange, which is served by Frontier North, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes:PUCO: Ohio Telephone Exchange Areas puco.gov
419-237 419-500 567-404
An eastern portion of the township is part of the Chesterfield telephone exchange, which is served by Windstream Ohio, with telephone numbers using the following code:
419-452
A small southeastern area is served by the Wauseon exchange, which is provided by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with the following codes:
419-330 419-335 419-337 419-388 419-404 419-583 419-590
Electric
Toledo Edison and Midwest Energy Cooperative serves the township with electricity.PUCO: Electric Service Areas of Ohio puco.gov
Highways
References
External links County website