Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Twinsburg Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Summit

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area_total_km2 = 21.0
area_land_km2 = 20.8
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 8.1
area_land_sq_mi = 8.0
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2153
population_density_km2 = 103.4
population_density_sq_mi = 267.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 327
elevation_ft = 1073
latd = 41 |latm = 17 |lats = 38 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 25 |longs = 29 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44087
area_code = 330
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Twinsburg Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,153 people in the in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39153 Summit County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Twinsburg Township's current area is much smaller than it was originally. It is also discontinuous.

Original boundaries

* Northfield Center Township, to the west
* Bedford Township, Cuyahoga County, to the northwest
* Solon Township, Cuyahoga County, to the north
* Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, to the northeast
* Aurora Township, Portage County, to the east
* Streetsboro Township, to the southeast
* Hudson Township, to the south
* Boston Township, to the southwest

Current boundaries

* Macedonia - west
* Twinsburg - northwest
* Solon - north
* Reminderville - northeast
* Aurora - east
* Hudson - south

Several municipalities occupy what was originally part of Twinsburg Township:
*Part of the city of Macedonia, in the west
*The village of Reminderville, in the northeast
*The city of Twinsburg, in the north and center

Name

It is the only Twinsburg Township statewide. The name of the township comes from the Wilcox brothers, who were twins.fact|date=June 2007

History

Attempts at merging the city and townships of Twinsburg have not been successful.

Twinsburg Township's land has been in the following countiesref|countyform:

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, 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. As of 2007, the board was composed of chairman Thomas Schmidt and members Carol Gasper and William LeFaiver, [ [http://www.twinsburgtwp.com/AdminClerk.aspx Twinsburg Township Board of Trustees] , Twinsburg Township, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-15.] and the fiscal officer was Janice Glover. [ [http://www.twinsburgtwp.com/Administration.aspx Twinsburg Township Hall] , Twinsburg Township, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-15.]

Transportation and public services

* Interstate 480 and State Route 14, cosigned, pass through Twinsburg Township with no exits.
* State Route 82 passes through the township, heading east towards Aurora.
* State Route 91, connecting Hudson and Twinsburg, passes through. A new facility for Twinsburg Township will be located at Twinsburg Road and State Route 91.
* There are several parcels along Liberty Road under township jurisdiction and surrounded by land that is part of the City of Twinsburg.

Much of the township, especially along Twinsburg Road and Old Mill Road, has the address and ZIP code (44236) of the city of Hudson.

References

* Author unknown, (1999-2005). [http://www.negenealogy.com/oh/oh_maps/oh_cf.htm County Formation Maps] . Retrieved May 2, 2005.
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* County of Summit (2005). [http://www.co.summit.oh.us/fiscaloffice/pdfs/full&effectivesummary2004.pdf TAX YEAR 2004/COLLECTION YEAR 2005 FULL TAX RATE SUMMARY SHEET] . Retrieved June 18, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.twinsburgtwp.com Township website]
* [http://www.co.summit.oh.us County website]