Liverpool Township, Medina County, Ohio


Liverpool Township is one of the eighteen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,329 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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 and 252.
Liverpool Township is located between 20 and 30 miles south of Lake Erie and about five miles west of Interstate 71.

Name and history

This township was named after Liverpool, England. 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. Liverpool Township was established in 1816.

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 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.