New Haven Township, Huron County, Ohio


New Haven Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population of the township was 2,621, down from 2,860 in 2000. As of 2010, 1,712 of the population lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places are located in or adjacent to New Haven Township:
New Haven Township was established in 1815. The township is named after New Haven, Connecticut, the native home of a share of the early settlers. It is the only New Haven 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.