Westfield Township, Morrow County, Ohio
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Westfield Township is one of the sixteen 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 Morrow County
Morrow County, Ohio
Morrow County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. Shawnee people used the area for hunting purposes before white settlers arrived in the early 19th century. Morrow County was organized in 1848 from parts of four neighboring counties and named for Jeremiah Morrow, Governor of...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,100 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Cardington Township
    Cardington Township, Morrow County, Ohio
    Cardington Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,790 people in the township, 960 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Lincoln Township
    Lincoln Township, Morrow County, Ohio
    Lincoln Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,955 people in the township, 1,672 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Peru Township
    Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio
    Peru Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,260 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Lincoln Township - north...

     - southeast
  • Oxford Township, Delaware County
    Oxford Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Oxford Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 854 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Marlboro Township, Delaware County
    Marlboro Township, Delaware County, Ohio
    Marlboro Township is one of the eighteen townships of Delaware County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 227 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Waldo Township, Marion County
    Waldo Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Waldo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,079 people in the township, 747 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Richland Township, Marion County
    Richland Township, Marion County, Ohio
    Richland Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,663 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


No municipalities are located in Westfield Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Westfield Township is located in Medina County
Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio
Westfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,172 people in the township, 2,545 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

.

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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