Chesterfield Township, Ohio

Chesterfield Township, Fulton County, Ohio
Township
Houses at Oakshade
Houses at Oakshade
Location of Chesterfield Township in Fulton County
Location of Chesterfield Township in Fulton County
Coordinates: 41°40′46″N 84°9′49″W / 41.67944°N 84.16361°W / 41.67944; -84.16361
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFulton
Area
 • Total
29.1 sq mi (75.4 km2)
 • Land29.0 sq mi (75.1 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
810 ft (247 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
938
 • Density32/sq mi (12/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-14072[3]
GNIS feature ID1086121[1]

Chesterfield Township is one of the twelve townships of Fulton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 938 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county along the Michigan border, it borders the following townships:

The unincorporated communities of Advance, Denson, Inlet and Oakshade are located in Chesterfield Township.

Name and history

Chesterfield Township was organized in 1837, and named for Chesterfield Clemons, a pioneer settler.[4] It is the only Chesterfield Township statewide.[5]

Westbound US 20 Chesterfield Township, Fulton County, Ohio, descending western edge of glacial Defiance Moraine

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,[6] 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.

Public services

Public schools

Students from the township are served by the following public local school district:[7]

Mail

Mail is delivered in the township by the following U.S. Post Office locations:[8]

Telephone

Looking east from Inlet on County Road N. Shadow of the Inlet Mennonite Church's steeple can be seen at the bottom.

Most of the township is within the Chesterfield telephone exchange, which is served by Windstream Ohio, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Code:[9]

  • 419-452

A northwestern portion is served by the Lyons telephone exchange, which is delivered by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with the following codes:

  • 419-390
  • 419-923

The southern section of the township is within the Wauseon exchange, again served by UTO, DBA CenturyLink:

  • 419-330
  • 419-335
  • 419-337
  • 419-388
  • 419-404
  • 419-583
  • 419-590

Electric

Toledo Edison and Midwest Energy Cooperative serve the township with electricity.[10]

Highways

Fire and EMS

Morenci Area EMS in Morenci, Michigan serves most of the township,[11] with Lyons Fire/EMS serving an eastern portion, and Wauseon Fire/EMS serving a small area in the south.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Chesterfield township, Fulton County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Aldrich, Lewis Cass (1888). History of Henry and Fulton counties, Ohio. D. Mason & Co. p. 444.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  7. ^ School District Boundary Maps GreatSchools.org. Retrieved 29 March 2016
  8. ^ Zip Map: Fulton County ZipMap.net
  9. ^ PUCO: Ohio Telephone Exchange Areas Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine puco.gov
  10. ^ PUCO: Electric Service Areas of Ohio Archived 2016-04-06 at the Wayback Machine puco.gov
  11. ^ "Morenci Area EMS CityofMorenci.org". Archived from the original on April 2, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2016.
  12. ^ Fulton County Fire Districts (Map). Fulton County, Ohio. Retrieved April 9, 2016.