Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio
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Chippewa 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 Wayne County
Wayne County, Ohio
Wayne County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States, and is named for General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. As of the 2010 census, the population was 114,520. Its county seat is Wooster....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 7,078 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
  • Wadsworth Township, Medina County
    Wadsworth Township, Medina County, Ohio
    Wadsworth Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,996 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeast corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...

     - north
  • Norton
    Norton, Ohio
    Norton is a city in Summit and Wayne counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 11,523 at the 2000 census.The Summit County portion of Norton is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the small portion in Wayne County is part of the Wooster Micropolitan Statistical...

     - northeast
  • New Franklin
    New Franklin, Ohio
    New Franklin is a city located at the southern edge of Summit County, Ohio, United States, in the northeastern part of the state. It is bounded by Coventry Township, as well as the cities of Barberton and Norton to the north; by Chippewa Township, Wayne County; by Clinton to the southwest; by Green...

     - east
  • Lawrence Township, Stark County
    Lawrence Township, Stark County, Ohio
    Lawrence Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,382 people in the township, 8,321 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Baughman Township
    Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Baughman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,699 people in the township, 2,873 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Green Township
    Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 12,194 people in the township, 7,078 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest corner
  • Milton Township
    Milton Township, Wayne County, Ohio
    Milton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,254 people in the township, 3,053 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west


Three municipalities are located in Chippewa Township:
  • The village of Doylestown
    Doylestown, Ohio
    Doylestown is a village located atop the highest point in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,799 at the 2000 census. Doylestown is served by a branch of the Wayne County Public Library.-History:...

    , in the north
  • Part of the village of Marshallville
    Marshallville, Ohio
    Marshallville is a village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States. The population was 826 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Marshallville is located at ....

    , in the south
  • Part of the city of Rittman
    Rittman, Ohio
    Rittman is a city in Medina and Wayne Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The city is in Wayne County, although a small portion of the city is located in Medina County. The population was 6,314 at the 2000 census...

    , in the northwest

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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