Located in the northwestern corner of the county along the Michigan line, it borders the following townships: The village of Fayette is located in central Gorham Township.

[4] 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.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] 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.

Harrison Lake State Park is located in the township.

Students from the township are served by the following public local school district:[6] Mail is delivered in the township by the following U.S. Post Office locations:[7] Most of the township lies within the Fayette telephone exchange, which is served by Frontier North, with telephone numbers using the following Numbering Plan Codes:[8] An eastern portion of the township is part of the Chesterfield telephone exchange, which is served by Windstream Ohio, with telephone numbers using the following code: A small southeastern area is served by the Wauseon exchange, which is provided by UTO (United Telephone Company of Ohio,) doing business as CenturyLink, with the following codes: Toledo Edison and Midwest Energy Cooperative serves the township with electricity.