Norwich Township, Huron County, Ohio
Township
Former schoolhouse at Havana
Location of Norwich Township (red) in Huron County, next to the city of Willard (yellow)
Coordinates: 41°6′17″N 82°46′54″W / 41.10472°N 82.78167°W / 41.10472; -82.78167
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Huron
Area
• Total	25.9 sq mi (67.2 km2)
• Land	25.9 sq mi (67.0 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	846 ft (258 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,022
• Density	39/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-57358[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086354[1]

Norwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population of the township was 1,022.

Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Sherman Township - north
• Peru Township - northeast corner
• Greenfield Township - east
• New Haven Township - southeast corner
• Richmond Township - south
• Venice Township, Seneca County - southwest
• Reed Township, Seneca County - west

A small part of the city of Willard borders the southeast corner of Norwich Township.

Name and history

Norwich Township was organized in 1827.^[4] It was named after Norwich, Connecticut.^[5] Statewide, the only other Norwich Township is located in Franklin 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,^[6] 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.