York Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,284 people in the township.
Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: Liverpool Township - north Brunswick Hills Township - northeast corner Medina Township - east Montville Township - southeast corner Lafayette Township - south Chatham Township - southwest corner Litchfield Township - west Grafton Township, Lorain County - northwest corner
Part of the city of Medina, the county seat of Medina County, is located in southeastern York Township.
Name and history York Township was organized in 1832, and named after New York, the native state of a large share of the early settlers. It is one of ten York Townships 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 Township website County website