Local events in Montville Township, Medina County
12 events in the next 90 days from 1 public calendar. All local events in Montville Township, Medina County
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How Montville Township, Medina County began
Montville Township, the central township of Medina County, was Township 0, Range 14 in the Connecticut Land Company's survey and was sold to General Aristarchus Champion, who had it surveyed in sections in 1818 and, according to the county timeline, named it for Montville, Vermont. Austin Badger, a young surveyor's helper from New York, was the first to take up land there that year, and he and Parker Pelton, Samuel Brown and Philo Welton were among the 1819 settlers; the township was organized in 1820. The 1881 county history says no village has found a location in the township except the southern extension of Medina. Rocky River rises in its southeast and a water-divide in the south separates its flow from the Ohio-bound waters of the Styx. The township partly surrounds Medina and had 13,131 residents in 2020.
Settled 1818 (General Aristarchus Champion purchases the township), incorporated 1820 (formally organized as a township), by General Aristarchus Champion.
Where the name comes from
The township was named after Montville, Vermont, a town of high rolling land where the original proprietor, General Aristarchus Champion, had lived; the territory had been known in the Connecticut Land Company's survey as Township Range 14 before Champion bought and subdivided it for settlement starting in 1818. A second Ohio township of the same name exists in Geauga County.
Before the town
The 1881 county history says the Indians had 'long before abandoned this country as a place of residence' and that the surveyors of 1818 found here and there evidences of abandoned camps, though none in this section; a considerable camp of Indians, supporting themselves by hunting and fishing, was located to the westward on the Chippewa River (the Lafayette Township lake country) but stayed only a short time, and few of the pioneers' children ever saw one. No mound or village is recorded in the township. The land was opened to settlement by the Treaty of Fort Industry (1805). A Potawatomi encounter is recorded in Liverpool Township in 1810.
Timeline
- — The Connecticut Land Company buys the Western Reserve tract that includes the future Montville Township, then surveyed as Township Range 14.
- — General Aristarchus Champion buys the township and begins dividing it into sections for settlement.
- — Austin Badger and Alonzo Hickox, young men from Genesee County, New York, reach Weymouth after walking and sailing west; Badger joins Abram Frieze's survey of Montville and is promised first choice of lands.
- — Austin Badger puts up a small log cabin; Samuel Brown takes 160 acres, Parker Pelton buys a lot from Badger's contract at $1 an acre, and Philo Welton, Thomas Currier, Amasa Smith, Seth Hoyt, John Lawrence and Joseph Pimlot settle; the township's families come mostly from Connecticut stock.
- — Montville Township formally organizes, named for Champion's former home of Montville, Vermont.
- — Badger brings the first lumber into the township, hauled from Bagdad; the first frame buildings follow, a house for Mr. Welton and a barn for George F. Atherton.
- — Austin Badger builds a log sawmill on Rocky River for John Morris, with a stone dam; it burns about two years later when a settler running it at night leaves the fire improperly banked.
- — A mill is built at Weymouth in Medina Township; the settlers of Montville also take wheat to the Wadsworth mill, whose overshot wheel is turned by two springs.
- — Woods remain a terror to new settlers; William Warner is said to have killed the last deer in the county, one shot just north of the swamp land in La Fayette Township.
- — A Safety Services building opens in the township to house police, fire and emergency personnel.
- — Montville Township has 13,131 residents.
Stories
A young man with a knapsack
In the spring of 1818 two unmarried young men from Genesee County, New York, Austin Badger, twenty-four, and Alonzo Hickox, packed their goods in knapsacks and set out for the Western Reserve, partly by open boat on Lake Erie until head winds drove them ashore at Cattaraugus Creek. They walked on to Erie, took a schooner to Ashtabula, and followed the old State road, reaching Weymouth on May 10. Hickox had a brother at Wooster, so they went on there; Badger, finding nothing, came back to Medina, where the land agent R. Ferris, learning he had little money, offered him a job with Abram Frieze, who was surveying Montville for General Champion. Following blazed trees, he found the survey party, took the place of a helper who was tired of the work, and was paid with the privilege of first choice of lands. He chose lots in the southeast of the township, took a contract to clear what is now the square in Medina, put up a cabin in 1819, and went to Euclid for a wife. The county history of 1881 tells this as the township's beginning.
Mrs. Albro and the snake
Rattlesnakes were so common among Montville's early settlers that the 1881 county history says they had to be watched for constantly and kept out of the house, and that it was years before they were exterminated. One story concerns the child who later became Mrs. J. H. Albro, whose family noticed her carrying a cup of milk out of the house every day without attention at first. One day she was found holding the cup for a large snake to drink from, patting the reptile's head while it did. The practice was ended at once. The story appears among the county historian's accounts of the township's wildlife, with wolves that never attacked people and bears seen only occasionally.
Local history sources: medinaco.org · en.wikipedia.org · archive.org
Water
Lake Erie, drawn through two separate offshore intakes serving the Lake Road filtration plant The water here
- Medina Co/northwest57% of residentsLake Erie
- Medina City40% of residentsLake Erie
- Seville Village2% of residentsGroundwater wells (2 wells)
- Rural Lorain Co. Water A1% of residentsMostly Lake Erie (bought from Avon Lake); some New London Reservoir and Ashland wells
- Medina Co/southern Water Dist0% of residentsGroundwater wells (3 wells)
Hospitals, fire stations and more
Inside Montville Township, Medina County's boundary: 1 nursing home, 1 fire or EMS station, 7 high-hazard dams, 2 public schools, 3 private schools, 1 museum, 1 police station, 1 public charging site and 11 spill cases. Press a pin or a name for its whole record and its source.
Nursing homes (1)
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Champion Creek Health and RehabilitationNot rated · Medina
- Address
- 6045 Wooster Pike, Medina, OH 44256
- Certified beds
- 99
- Residents on an average day
- 49
- Medicare overall rating
- not rated
- Penalties since 2023
- none
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- FOUNDATIONS HEALTH SOLUTIONS
- Takes
- Medicare and Medicaid
- Phone
- (330) 473-1512
- Medicare ID
- 725008
Medicare Care Compare ↗ CMS nursing home data (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: CMS Care Compare nursing home provider and penalties files; Medicare star ratings run 1 to 5.
Fire and EMS stations (1)
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Medina Fire Department - Station 5Medina
- Address
- 6665 Wadsworth Road, Medina, OH 44256
- Coordinates
- 41.09213, -81.82480
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures (most Ohio records last updated 2019 to 2022), checked against the Columbus and Cleveland station lists. The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction and mutual aid, not by distance.
High-hazard dams (7)
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Blue Heron Lake No. 1 DamTributary To West Branch Rocky River · condition: fair
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 04/22/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To West Branch Rocky River
- Purpose
- Water Supply
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 28 ft
- Storage
- 59 acre-feet
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Medina County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Medina
- Last inspection
- 10/31/2023
- Emergency action plan
- No
- NID ID
- OH01081
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Blue Heron Lake No. 5 DamTributary To West Branch Rocky River · condition: fair
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 04/22/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To West Branch Rocky River
- Purpose
- Water Supply
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 19 ft
- Storage
- 113 acre-feet
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Medina County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Medina
- Last inspection
- 10/31/2023
- Emergency action plan
- No
- NID ID
- OH00614
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Lake Haven DamTributary To West Branch Rocky River · condition: fair
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 06/19/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To West Branch Rocky River
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 26 ft
- Storage
- 176 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1982
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Medina County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Medina
- Last inspection
- 11/07/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH02086
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ravens Wood Lake DamTributary To West Branch Rocky River · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 04/22/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To West Branch Rocky River
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 30 ft
- Storage
- 981 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1973
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Medina County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Poe
- Last inspection
- 11/07/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00600
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Rustic Hills Lake DamTributary To West Branch Rocky River · condition: satisfactory
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Satisfactory (assessed 01/30/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To West Branch Rocky River
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 30 ft
- Storage
- 203 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1961
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Medina County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Medina
- Last inspection
- 10/25/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00607
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Seven Springs Lake Dam PoorTributary To West Branch Rocky River · condition: poor
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Poor (assessed 04/19/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To West Branch Rocky River
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 40 ft
- Storage
- 58 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1961
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Medina County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Abbyville
- Last inspection
- 10/25/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00615
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Siedel Lake DamTributary To West Branch Rocky River · condition: fair
- Hazard class
- High: a failure would probably cost a life
- Condition
- Fair (assessed 02/20/2024)
- River or stream
- Tributary To West Branch Rocky River
- Purpose
- Recreation
- Type
- Earth
- Height
- 39 ft
- Storage
- 152 acre-feet
- Completed
- 1968
- Owner type
- Private
- County
- Medina County
- Nearest town (NID)
- Medina
- Last inspection
- 10/31/2023
- Emergency action plan
- Yes
- NID ID
- OH00616
National Inventory of Dams record ↗ National Inventory of Dams (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Inventory of Dams, August 2026. "High hazard" rates what a failure would cost downstream, not how likely one is; the condition is the state's assessment.
Public schools (2)
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H G Blake Elementary School4 of 5 stars · Medina
- Address
- 4704 Lexington Ridge Dr, Medina, OH 44256
- School district
- Medina City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 434
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 24.73
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 84.9%
- Ohio building IRN
- 140046
- NCES school ID
- 390443804541
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Ralph E. Waite Elementary4 of 5 stars · Medina
- Address
- 4765 Cobblestone Park Drive, Medina, OH 44256
- School district
- Medina City School District
- Kind (NCES)
- Regular School
- Students, 2023-24
- 457
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 23.63
- Report card, 2025-26
- 4 of 5 stars
- Performance index
- 90.7%
- Ohio building IRN
- 011321
- NCES school ID
- 390443805534
NCES school record ↗ Ohio School Report Card ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NCES EDGE public school locations 2024-25 and Common Core of Data 2023-24 (type, students, teachers); Ohio School Report Cards 2025-26 (Department of Education and Workforce), matched by name within the district.
Private schools (3)
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Medina Christian AcademyPrivate, conservative Christian · Medina
- Address
- 3646 Medina Rd, Medina, OH 44256
- Kind
- conservative Christian
- Students, 2023-24
- 520
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 38.6
- Students per teacher
- 13.4715
- Phone
- (330) 725-3227
- NCES private school ID
- 02118531
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Medina Christian Academy Upper SchoolPrivate, conservative Christian · Medina
- Address
- 5399 River Styx Rd, Medina, OH 44256
- Kind
- conservative Christian
- Students, 2023-24
- 526
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 58.9
- Students per teacher
- 8.93039
- Phone
- (330) 725-3227
- NCES private school ID
- A2102989
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The Goddard School - MedinaPrivate, nonsectarian · Medina
- Address
- 5138 Normandy Park Dr, Medina, OH 44256
- Kind
- nonsectarian
- Students, 2023-24
- 7
- Teachers (full-time equivalent)
- 1
- Students per teacher
- 7
- Phone
- (330) 721-4400
- NCES private school ID
- A1101859
Source: NCES Private School Survey 2023-24.
Museums, historical societies, gardens and zoos (1)
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Portholes Into Past MuseumMuseum · Medina
- What it is
- Museum
- City
- Medina
- Coordinates
- 41.09166, -81.84665
Search Wikipedia ↗ IMLS Museum Data Files (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
The museum list is IMLS's 2018 file; a museum may have closed or moved since.
Source: IMLS Museum Data Files, 2018.
Police stations (1)
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Montville Township Police DepartmentMedina
- Address
- 6665 Wadsworth Road, Medina, OH 44256
- Coordinates
- 41.09214, -81.82512
USGS National Map structures (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: USGS National Map structures, police stations, corrected and completed by hand (September 2026). The department that answers a call is set by jurisdiction, not by distance.
Public EV charging (1)
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Holiday Inn Express & Suites Medina - Tesla Destination3 Level 2 · Medina
- Address
- 5185 Gateway Dr, Medina, OH 44256
- Ports
- 3 Level 2
- Plugs
- J1772, Tesla (NACS)
- Network
- Tesla Destination
- Phone
- 877-798-3752
Station Locator (NREL) ↗ Alternative Fuels Data Center (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: NREL Alternative Fuels Data Center station list (May 2026), public and open stations, the posts at one address counted as one site.
Spills reported since 2021 (11)
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Oil Mineral / Baby Oil / White Oil / Liquid Paraffin2025-12-29 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2025-12-29
- What spilled
- Oil Mineral / Baby Oil / White Oil / Liquid Paraffin
- Largest amount reported
- 25 gallons
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2512EPA0002068
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Material Green2025-05-07 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2025-05-07
- What spilled
- Material Green
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2505EPA0000725
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc2024-11-10 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2024-11-10
- What spilled
- Other / All Other / Trade Name / Mixture / Solution Etc
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2411EPA0001864
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2023-08-11 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2023-08-11
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 100 gallons
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2308EPA0001382
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle2022-06-10 · Granger Twp
- Reported
- 2022-06-10
- What spilled
- Oil Motor / Lube Oil / Vehicle
- Where
- Granger Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2206EPA0000871
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2022-01-23 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2022-01-23
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 180 gallons
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2201EPA0000064
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Orphan Container(S)2021-12-22 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2021-12-22
- What spilled
- Orphan Container(S)
- Largest amount reported
- 3 gallons
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2112EPA0001896
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-10-31 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2021-10-31
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001687
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)2021-10-07 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2021-10-07
- What spilled
- Oil Hydraulic Fluid(S)
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2110EPA0001590
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)2021-02-11 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2021-02-11
- What spilled
- Fuel Diesel / Diesel Fuel (Vehicle On Or Off Road)
- Largest amount reported
- 50 gallons
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2102EPA0000192
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
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Natural Gas2026-03-05 · Montville Twp
- Reported
- 2026-03-05
- What spilled
- Natural Gas
- Where
- Montville Twp, Medina County
- Ohio EPA district office
- NEDO
- Ohio EPA case number
- 2603EPA0000310
Ohio EPA spill reports (source) ↗ Street map and directions ↗
Source: Ohio EPA emergency response spill reports, 2021 to September 2026, one point per case where Ohio EPA placed it. A report is what the caller or responder recorded; amounts are often blank or estimated.
Its ZIP codes
Each ZIP code that touches Montville Township, Medina County, with the share of its residents who live here and the same headline figures as the ZIP page.
| ZIP | Share | Water | Radon | Home value | Schools | Flood |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44256 Medina | 19% | Lake Erie, drawn through two separate offshore intakes serving the Lake Road filtration plant | 3.7 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1992 | Medina City · 4 stars overall | 0.6% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
| 44273 Seville | 11% | Groundwater wells (2 wells) | 4.5 pCi/L average radon | Median year built 1986 | Cloverleaf Local · 4 stars overall | 1.7% of residents in the 1% floodplain |
Local government
Who holds office in Montville Township, Medina County, how its elections and ballot issues came out, and the state auditor's record.
Money issues on the ballot since 2021: 4 of 4 passed; of those asking for new or higher taxes, 1 of 1.
Ballot issues
| Date | Issue | For | Against | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Montville Twp EMS Tax Levy Repl & Incr | 1,749 | 1,295 | Passed (57.46% for), unofficial |
| 2025-11-04 | Issue: Montville Twp Safety Services Tax Levy Ren'l | 1,983 | 1,064 | Passed (65.08% for), unofficial |
| 2021-05-04 | 5: 5 Proposed Tax Levy Montville Twp | 406 | 102 | Passed (79.92% for) |
| 2021-05-04 | 6: 6 Proposed Tax Levy Montville Twp | 383 | 121 | Passed (75.99% for) |
Elections for office
| Date | Office | Candidates and votes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-04 | Township Trustee (unofficial count) | Allen Biehl 1,347, 30.1%; Jeff Brandon 1,731, 38.68%; Robert C. Skidmore 1,397, 31.22% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Trustee (unofficial count) | Sally Albrecht 3,878, 100.0% |
| 2023-11-07 | Township Fiscal Officer (unofficial count) | Mary Pawlowski 3,856, 100.0% |
| 2021-11-02 | Township Trustee (unofficial count) | Ronald Bischof 1,343, 50.55%; Jeff Brandon 1,314, 49.45% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Trustee | Sally Albrecht 1,407, 100.0% |
| 2019-11-05 | Township Fiscal Officer | Mary Pawlowski 1,398, 100.0% |
| 2017-11-07 | Trustees | Ronald Bischof 1,580, 50.54%; Jeff Brandon 1,546, 49.46% |
Winners in bold. Results from the county board of elections' official canvass unless marked.
Auditor of State record
- No fiscal caution, watch or emergency on the Auditor of State's lists.
- Compliance Examination, 2024, released 2026-06-11
- Financial Audit, 2023 to 2024, released 2025-08-12
The county
Medina County: 13 ZIP codes, 26 cities, villages and townships, 180,994 people.
Nearby places
Quick answers
What county is Montville Township, Ohio in?
Montville Township, Medina County is a township in Medina County, Ohio, with 13,131 residents.
When was Montville Township, Ohio founded?
Montville Township, Medina County was settled 1818 (General Aristarchus Champion purchases the township); incorporated 1820 (formally organized as a township). Founders on record: General Aristarchus Champion. Source
How did Montville Township, Ohio get its name?
The township was named after Montville, Vermont, a town of high rolling land where the original proprietor, General Aristarchus Champion, had lived; the territory had been known in the Connecticut Land Company's survey as Township Range 14 before Champion bought and subdivided it for settlement starting in 1818. Source
What ZIP code is Montville Township, Ohio?
Montville Township, Medina County is served by ZIP codes 44256 and 44273; 44256 holds the largest share of its residents.
Where does Montville Township, Ohio get its water?
The main water source for Montville Township, Medina County (Medina Co/northwest): Lake Erie, drawn through two separate offshore intakes serving the Lake Road filtration plant.
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