Litchfield is an unincorporated community in central Litchfield Township

Litchfield Township, Medina County, Ohio

Litchfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,250 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

, Medina County, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. It is situated at the junction of State Routes 83 and 18, about nine miles northwest of the city of Medina

Medina, Ohio

In the city the population was spread out with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 33.8% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 10.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 92.1 males...

. Litchfield was established in 1831.

The traffic circle

Traffic circle

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 at the junction of State Routes 83 and 18 is the center of business activity in Litchfield. To the northeast sits the United States Post Office (ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 44253), Litchfield Auto Body, and the Hungry Bear Restaurant. On the southeast end is a Sunoco

Sunoco

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 gas station, the Fire Station, the Town Hall, and the Litchfield Historical Society and Museum. Southwest of the circle is the United Church of Christ

United Church of Christ

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 Congregational, Tonio's Pizza, Old Schoolhouse Catering, Glenn's Welding, and Play 'n Grow Child Care. Litchfield Radio, Subway, A Scoop on the Circle (an ice cream shop), Heberlein's General Store, and Whitehead Meats lie northwest of the circle. Amish

Amish

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 ride for miles to sell their wares on the circle. A park makes up the interior of the traffic circle, the main attraction being a white gazebo

Gazebo

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. Summers in the circle gazebo the Litchfield Town Band conducts concerts, various organizations hold ice cream socials, and local political leaders orate. In the winter, a Christmas tree is placed in the gazebo and decorated.

This town is part of the Buckeye Local School District.