Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

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Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Civil township
Commercial buildings at Mesopotamia Center.jpg
Buildings on the village green at Mesopotamia Center
Map of Trumbull County Ohio Highlighting Mesopotamia Township.png
Location of Mesopotamia Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°27′46″N80°56′43″W / 41.46278°N 80.94528°W / 41.46278; -80.94528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Trumbull
Area
 • Total27.1 sq mi (70.1 km2)
 • Land27.1 sq mi (70.1 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
850 ft (259 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total3,051
 • Density112.7/sq mi (43.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44439
Area code 440
FIPS code 39-49210 [2]
GNIS feature ID1087040 [1]

Mesopotamia Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,051 people in the township. [3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Mesopotamia Township.

Name and history

Named after the ancient region of Mesopotamia, [4] it is the only Mesopotamia Township statewide. [5]

Notable people

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, [7] 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.

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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. ↑ "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. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 86.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ Leander Frisby, Wisconsin Historical Society
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
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