Liverpool Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,750 people in the township.
Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio | |
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 Restored train depot in Liverpool Township, Ohio | |
 Location of Liverpool Township in Medina County | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′51″N 81°55′29″W / 41.23083°N 81.92472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Medina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
| • Land | 25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 889 ft (271 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,750 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-44240[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086599[1] |
Geography edit
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Columbia Township, Lorain County - north
- Strongsville - northeast corner
- Brunswick Hills Township - east
- Medina Township - southeast corner
- York Township - south
- Litchfield Township - southwest corner
- Grafton Township, Lorain County - west
- Eaton Township, Lorain County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Liverpool Township, although the unincorporated community of Valley City is located in the center of the township. The "Frog Jump Capital of Ohio," it lies at the intersection of State Routes 303 (Center Road) and 252 (Columbia Road).
Liverpool Township is located between 20 and 30 miles south of Lake Erie and about five miles west of Interstate 71.
Name and history edit
This township was named after Liverpool, England.[4] Statewide, the only other Liverpool Township is located in Columbiana County. According to research and Township residents, Liverpool Township was the first permanent settlement in Medina County.[5] Liverpool Township was established in 1816.
Government edit
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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Notable people edit
- Jenny Terrill Ruprecht (1839-1916), writer
References edit
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Liverpool township, Medina County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 188.
- ^ History of Liverpool Township, Ohio Litchfield Township, 2019. Accessed 15 May 2019.