Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
Motto:  "A Community of Neighbors"
Location of Weathersfield Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°10′42″N80°45′28″W / 41.17833°N 80.75778°W / 41.17833; -80.75778
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Trumbull
Area
• Total	23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2)
• Land	22.1 sq mi (57.1 km2)
• Water	1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	899 ft (274 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	24,689
• Density	1,117.1/sq mi (432.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-82446 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1087048 [1]

Weathersfield Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 24,689 people in the township.>

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

• Howland Township - north
• Vienna Township - northeast corner
• Liberty Township - east
• Youngstown - southeast corner
• Austintown Township, Mahoning County - south
• Jackson Township, Mahoning County - southwest corner
• Lordstown - west
• Warren Township - northwest

Several populated places are located in Weathersfield Township:

• Much of the city of Niles, in the north
• The village of McDonald, in the east
• The census-designated place of Hilltop, in the east
• Part of the census-designated place of Mineral Ridge, in the south

Name and history

It is the only Weathersfield Township statewide. ^[4] It was named after Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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, ^[5] 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. "Weathersfield township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.

External links

• County website