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MIDDLEFIELD TOWNSHIP

Middlefield Township Hall
15228 Madison Road
P.O. Box 384
Middlefield, OH 44062
632-5095
Non-Emergency Fire Department
632-3318
FAX: 632-9209

Demographics and History

   Middlefield Township's population as enumerated in 1990 amounted to 4,111 with total of 1,057 households. The 1989 median income of residents was $24,054 per household.

   The first settlement, in March 1799, was made by Isaac Thompson who came to Ohio from Washington County, Pa. It was hard for those early settlers to raise crops because wild animals would destroy their fields.

   One of the early settlers, George Wallace, found several runaway slaves one fall. Wallace threatened to turn them in to their owners and one escapee who had an old musket shot Wallace. The slaves ran, and eventually their owners caught them in Burton. Wallace recovered from his wound.

   Buildings often served several purposes. Miss Lucinda Walden taught the first school in 1812. The building in which she taught doubled as a corn crib in the fall and winter, and as the school house during the summer. Isaac Thompson built a distillery around 1811 which was also used in the fall and winter for drying flax. The sharing lasted only a short time since when the flax dried, it started to burn. Flax, distillery and building all went up in smoke.

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Clerk: Linda Shank 632-5306
(Term expires: 2004)

Trustees:

Robert Alex Evans, Chairman, 632-0770
(Term expires: 2001)

Robert J. Troyer, 632-5303
(Term expires: 2003)

Paul Yoder, 632-0457
(Term expires: 2001)

Trustee meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month

Road Superintendent:
Robert Troyer, 632-5303

Middlefield Township does not have any zoning regulations, eliminating the need for zoning boards and an inspector.

Geauga County Historical Society Board of Trustees - Middlefield Twp. Member
     (position vacant)

Middlefield Chamber of Commerce

15975 E. High Street
P.O. Box 801
Middlefield, OH 44062
632-5705

For further information see Middlefield Chamber of Commerce.

Middlefield Historical Society

14979 S. State Street (at the Depot)
Middlefield, OH 44062
632-0400

For further information, click here


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