Middlefield Township is one of the sixteen
townships of
Geauga County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 4,525.
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Huntsburg Township - north
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Windsor Township, Ashtabula County - northeast corner
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Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County - east
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Farmington Township, Trumbull County - southeast corner
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Parkman Township - south
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Troy Township - southwest corner
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Burton Township - west
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Claridon Township - northwest corner
The village of
Middlefield is located in western Middlefield Township.
Name and history
Middlefield Township was so named for its location roughly halfway between
Warren and
Painesville. It is the only Middlefield Township statewide.
Economy
Some of Middlefield's
Amish
The Amish (, also or ; ; ), formally the Old Order Amish, are a group of traditionalist Anabaptism, Anabaptist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, church fellowships with Swiss people, Swiss and Alsace, Alsatian origins. As they ...
continue to farm with horses,
while other farmers use modern machinery.
The Middlefield Cheese House has manufactured cheese locally since 1956, and gives public tours. In addition to tourism,
other major employers include Middlefield Plastics, Mercury Plastics, and
Masco Corporation, which manufactures KraftMaid kitchen cabinets.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Geauga County, Ohio
Amish in Ohio
Swiss-American culture in Ohio
German-American culture in Ohio
Townships in Ohio