Fairfield Township, Highland County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°20′23″N 83°33′27″W / 39.33972°N 83.55750°W / 39.33972; -83.55750CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyHighlandArea

• Total39.70 sq mi (102.83 km²) • Land39.69 sq mi (102.80 km²) • Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km²)Elevation

^[1]

981 ft (299 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total3,661 • Density92/sq mi (36/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-26026^[3]GNIS feature ID1086303^[1]

Fairfield Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,661.

Geography

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

Green Township, Fayette County - north
Perry Township, Fayette County - northeast corner
Madison Township - east
Paint Township - southeast
Penn Township - southwest
Green Township, Clinton County - west
Wayne Township, Clinton County - northwest

Two incorporated villages are located in Fairfield Township: Highland in the west, and Leesburg in the center.

Name and history

It is one of seven Fairfield Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 2, 2001. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Fairfield township, Highland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2007. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, §505.01 Archived December 31, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, and §507.01 Archived July 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.