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Mecca Township was established in 1821. [4] The township derives its name from Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. [5] It is the only Mecca Township statewide. [6]The history of drilling for oil in southwestern Mecca Township, beginning in the 1860s, was recorded in an article in a postal history magazine in 2000.
Medina (/ m ə ˈ d aɪ n ə / ⓘ mə-DYNE-ə) is a city in and the county seat of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 26,094 at the 2020 census . [ 5 ] It lies about 33 miles (53 km) south of Cleveland and 23 miles (37 km) west of Akron within the Cleveland metropolitan area .
The original name for the Township was to be Mecca, but was changed after a dispute among early settlers. [4] It is the only Medina Township statewide. [5] The township is attributed as being the oldest organized government in Medina County. [citation needed] Land from the township was included when the village of Medina was incorporated in 1818.
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.
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to four-year terms 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.
Medina County (/ m ə ˈ d aɪ n ə / ⓘ) is a county located in the northeastern region in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 182,470. [2] Its county seat is Medina, and its largest city is Brunswick. [3] The county was created in 1812 and later organized in 1818. [4] It is named for Medina, Saudi Arabia. [5]
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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.