Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
Messiah Lutheran Church is near the northern boundary of the township
Nickname:  Old Miner Falls
Motto:  "
Location of Newton Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°10′57″N80°57′59″W / 41.18250°N 80.96639°W / 41.18250; -80.96639
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Trumbull
Government
• Type	Trustee
Area
• Total	23.5 sq mi (60.8 km2)
• Land	23.3 sq mi (60.2 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation [1]	912 ft (278 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	9,524
• Density	409.6/sq mi (158.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-55636 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1087041 [1]

Newton Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,524 people in the township, 4,522 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. ^[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and village:

• Braceville Township - north
• Warren Township - northeast corner
• Lordstown - east
• Jackson Township, Mahoning County - southeast corner
• Milton Township, Mahoning County - south
• Palmyra Township, Portage County - southwest corner
• Paris Township, Portage County - west
• Windham Township, Portage County - northwest corner

Most of the city of Newton Falls is located in northwestern Newton Township, and the census-designated place of South Canal lies in the township's west.

Newton Township covers an area of 25 sq mi.^{[ citation needed ]}

Name and history

Newton Township was likely named for Newtown, Connecticut soon after its creation in 1806. ^[4] It is one of five Newton Townships statewide. ^[5]

Newton Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve.

Government

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. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, ^[6] 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. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. Trumbull County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates ^{[ permanent dead link ]} Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed May 15, 2007.
4. "Newton Falls & Newton Township, Ohio History Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine ". Newton Falls Public Library. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.

External links

• County website