Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio

Westfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,632 people in the township.

Westfield Township, Medina County, Ohio
Township
The western end of the eastern half of Interstate 76 begins at an interchange in Westfield Township
Location of Westfield Township in Medina County
Coordinates: 41°1′44″N 81°55′47″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Medina
Area
• Total	25.5 sq mi (66.1 km2)
• Land	25.4 sq mi (65.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,632
• Density	100/sq mi (40/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-83426[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086606[1]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Lafayette Township - north
• Montville Township - northeast corner
• Guilford Township - east
• Milton Township, Wayne County - southeast corner
• Canaan Township, Wayne County - south
• Harrisville Township - west
• Chatham Township - northwest corner

Two villages are located in Westfield Township:

• Part of Creston, in the southeast
• Westfield Center, in the center

Westfield Township also surrounds the township and village of Gloria Glens Park in the northeast corner of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Westfield Township is located in Morrow County.

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,^[4] 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.