Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

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Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Map of Ashtabula County Ohio Highlighting Trumbull Township.png
Location of Trumbull Township in Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41°40′7″N80°57′19″W / 41.66861°N 80.95528°W / 41.66861; -80.95528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Ashtabula
Area
  Total25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2)
  Land25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total1,376
  Density54/sq mi (21/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-77686 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085744 [1]
Website www.trumbulltownship.org

Trumbull Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,376 people in the township. [3]

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Geography

Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Trumbull Township, although the unincorporated community of Footville lies in the township's southwest. Two other old unincorporated communities lie farther east: Center Trumbull and East Trumbull. [4]

Name and history

It is the only Trumbull Township statewide. [5]

The first Euro-American settlers in what is now Trumbull Township were Holly and Hannah Tanner, who came from the town of Scipio, New York. Because they soon left, the first permanent resident was Daniel Woodruff, who came from New York in 1818. [6]

Trumbull Township was organized in 1825. [7]

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, [8] 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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Lawrence Morse and members Mark Reed ll and John McMahon. [6]

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References

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  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Trumbull township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  4. 40th anniversary: Trumbull area Ruritan Club marks 4 decades of service Archived 2012-09-10 at archive.today , The [Ashtabula] Star Beacon, 2007-10-13. Accessed 2007-10-15.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. 1 2 Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
  7. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  445 . Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.