Chatham Township, Medina County, Ohio


Chatham Township is one of the eighteen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,158 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the west part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Chatham Township.

Name and history

Chatham Township was founded in 1818. The township was named after Chatham, in England. It is the only Chatham 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, 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.