Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio

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Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Township
Chester Township District School No by Joseph Frost.jpg
Former Chester Township District School No. 2
Map of Geauga County Ohio Highlighting Chester Township.png
Location of Chester Township in Geauga County
Coordinates: 41°31′53″N81°20′37″W / 41.53139°N 81.34361°W / 41.53139; -81.34361
Country United States
State Ohio
County Geauga
Area
 • Total23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2)
 • Land23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,220 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total9,957
 • Density420/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-13988 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086151 [1]
Website www.chestertwp.com

Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 9,957 .

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

No municipalities are located in Chester Township, although the census-designated place of Chesterland is located in the township's center.

Name and history

Chester Township was established in 1816. [4]

It is one of five Chester Townships statewide. [5] In the nineteenth century, it was home to the Geauga Seminary, a Free Will Baptist school, which President Garfield attended.

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.

Notable people

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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. ↑ "Chester township, Geauga County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Pioneer and General History of Geauga County: With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. Historical Society of Geauga County. 1880. p. 98.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ Ohio Rev. Code §503.24, Ohio Rev. Code §505.01, and Ohio Rev. Code §507.01 RetrievedApril 30, 2009.
  7. ↑ 'Wisconsin Blue Book 1979,' Biographical Sketch of Fordyce R. Melvin, pg. 493[ failed verification ]
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