Brookfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

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Brookfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
Brookfield Center village green.jpg
The village green at Brookfield Center
Map of Trumbull County Ohio Highlighting Brookfield Township.png
Location of Brookfield Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°14′0″N80°33′7″W / 41.23333°N 80.55194°W / 41.23333; -80.55194
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of Ohio.svg  Ohio
County Trumbull
Area
 • Total24.7 sq mi (63.9 km2)
 • Land24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,063 ft (324 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total8,447
 • Density343.4/sq mi (132.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44403
Area code(s) 330, 234
FIPS code 39-09190 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087026 [1]
Website Township website

Brookfield Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,447 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the Southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

The village of Yankee Lake is located in northern Brookfield Township, along with three census-designated places:

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Brookfield Township is located in Noble County.

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, [4] 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.

Brookfield has a public library, a branch of the Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. [5]

Education

Public education in the township is managed by Brookfield Local School District, which operates three schools:

All three schools are housed in a K-12 complex that held its first classes during the 2011–2012 academic year. As of the 2016–2017 academic year, 1,000 pupils attend the school district with a student-teacher ratio of 17:1. [6]

Media

Television

The township is served by WKBN-TV (CBS), WFMJ-TV (NBC), WYTV (ABC), WYFX-LD (Fox) and WBCB (CW), all broadcast from nearby Youngstown, OH.

Radio

The township is served by several AM radio stations, such as WLOA (1470 AM) (Farrell, PA), WPIC (790 AM) (Sharon, PA), WKBN (570 AM) (Youngstown, OH), and by several FM radio stations such as WYFM/"Y-103" (102.9 FM) (Yankee Lake, OH), WLLF/"The River" (96.7 FM) (Mercer, PA), WYLE/"Willie 95.1" (95.1 FM) (Grove City, PA), WMXY/"Mix 98.9" (98.9 FM) (Youngstown, OH) and WWIZ/"Z-104" (West Middlesex, PA), because of Brookfield's unique position along the Pennsylvania/Ohio border..

Print

Brookfield Township is served by News on the Green, a monthly publication that focuses Brookfield, Yankee Lake, and Masury, The Herald (Sharon, PA), The Vindicator (Youngstown, OH), and the Tribune Chronicle (Youngstown, OH).

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Brookfield township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Locations". Warren-Trumbull County Public Library. Archived from the original on March 3, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
  6. ↑ "District Detail for Brookfield Local". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
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