Greenwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 1,002.
Geography Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships: Fitchville Township - north New London Township - northeast corner Ruggles Township, Ashland County - east Butler Township, Richland County - southeast Blooming Grove Township, Richland County - southwest Ripley Township - west Fairfield Township - northwest corner
The village of Greenwich, a separate municipality, is located in western Greenwich Township.
Name and history Greenwich Township was named after Greenwich, Connecticut, the hometown of many of its pioneer settlers.
It is the only Greenwich 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.
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External links County website