[3] Located on the northeastern edge of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships and city: The Canadian province of Ontario lies across Lake Erie to the north.

[5] The first settler in Kingsville Township was Eldad Harrington, a hunter who arrived in 1803.

Two years later, he was followed by former Massachusetts resident Walter Fobes.

[6] 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.

Currently, the board is composed of chairman Doug Reed and members Dennis Huey and Darrell Ensman.