Montville Township, Medina County, Ohio

Montville Township is one of the seventeen townships of Medina County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,410 people in the township.GeographyLocated in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: Medina Township - northGranger Township - northeast cornerSharon Township - eastWadsworth Township - southeast cornerGuilford Township - southWestfield Township - southwest cornerLafayette Township - westYork Township - northwest corner Part of the city of Medina, the county seat of Medina County, is located in northwestern Montville Township.Name and historyStatewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Geauga County.The land was purchased by General Arisarchus Champion in 1818. He named it after the town in Vermont where he had lived.