• Source: Pittsfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio

    • Pittsfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,573.


    Geography


    The township is a rectangle measuring 5.25 miles (8.45 km) east to west and 5.15 miles (8.29 km) north to south. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the total area is 26.0 square miles (67.4 km2), of which 25.9 square miles (67.0 km2) are land and 0.2 square miles (0.4 km2), or 0.54%, are water. A portion of the city of Oberlin cuts into the northern part of the township but is a separate municipality. At the center of Pittsfield Township is the intersection of State Routes 58 and 303.
    Located in central Lorain County, it borders the following townships and city:

    New Russia Township - north
    Oberlin - north
    Carlisle Township - northeast corner
    LaGrange Township - east
    Penfield Township - southeast corner
    Wellington Township - south
    Brighton Township - southwest corner
    Camden Township - west
    Henrietta Township - northwest corner


    Demographics


    According to the United States Census Bureau, in 2000 Pittsfield had 1,549 residents with an average age of 39.33 years. The population density was 22.77 people/km2 (59.0 people/sq mi). There were 576 housing units. The median household income was $54,750 and the per capita income was $22,470.


    Name and history


    It is the only Pittsfield Township statewide.
    Pittsfield Township was part of the Connecticut Western Reserve. There were white settlers before 1813 but they left. Milton Whitney, one of the large landowners in the area, arranged for settlers to move in in 1821. In 1831, the township was separated from Wellington Township and named Pittsfield after Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Milton Whitney's original home. The township government was organized in 1832.
    On April 11, 1965, one of the tornadoes in the Palm Sunday tornado outbreak passed through Pittsfield, killing seven people and destroying every building in the town.


    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.


    References




    Further reading


    Wright, G. Frederick. A Standard History of Lorain County, Ohio. Chicago: Lewis, 1916.


    External links


    Official website
    County website
    Pittsfield Township Historical Society
    The 1965 tornado

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