Penfield Township, Lorain County, Ohio
Township
Penfield Community Church on Route 18
Location of Penfield Township in Lorain County
Coordinates: 41°10′19″N 82°6′32″W / 41.17194°N 82.10889°W / 41.17194; -82.10889
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Lorain
Area [1]
• Total	21.75 sq mi (56.33 km2)
• Land	21.62 sq mi (55.99 km2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2)
Elevation [2]	843 ft (257 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,835
• Density	84/sq mi (33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-61532[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086516[2]
Website	www.penfieldtownship.com

Penfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Lorain County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,835.

Geography

Located in southeastern Lorain County, it borders the following townships:

• LaGrange Township - north
• Grafton Township - northeast corner
• Litchfield Township, Medina County - east
• Chatham Township, Medina County - southeast corner
• Spencer Township, Medina County - south
• Huntington Township - southwest corner
• Wellington Township - west
• Pittsfield Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Penfield Township.

Name and history

Penfield Township was established in 1820 and named in honor of Peter Penfield, an early settler.^[5] It is the only Penfield Township statewide.^[6]

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,^[7] 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.