Fitchville Township, Huron County, Ohio
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Fitchville Township is one of the nineteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Huron County
Huron County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,012 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Hartland Township
    Hartland Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Hartland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 979 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Townsend Township - north...

     - north
  • Clarksfield Township
    Clarksfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Clarksfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,518 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • New London Township
    New London Township, Huron County, Ohio
    New London Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,440 people in the township, 744 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Ruggles Township, Ashland County
    Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio
    Ruggles Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 857 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Greenwich Township
    Greenwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Greenwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 954 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Ripley Township
    Ripley Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Ripley Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 943 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:*Fairfield Township - north...

     - southwest corner
  • Fairfield Township
    Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Fairfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,284 people in the township, 711 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Bronson Township
    Bronson Township, Huron County, Ohio
    Bronson Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,780 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Norwalk Township – north...

    - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Fitchville Township.

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.
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