Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Parkman Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Geauga County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Geauga

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area_total_km2 = 70.2
area_land_km2 = 70.1
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 27.1
area_land_sq_mi = 27.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 3546
population_density_km2 = 50.6
population_density_sq_mi = 131.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 365
elevation_ft = 1198
latd = 41 |latm = 22 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 3 |longs = 1 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44080
area_code = 440
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blank_info = 39-59948GR|2
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Parkman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,546 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39055 Geauga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Middlefield Township - north
*Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County - northeast corner
*Farmington Township, Trumbull County - east
*Southington Township, Trumbull County - southeast corner
*Nelson Township, Portage County - south
*Hiram Township, Portage County - southwest corner
*Troy Township - west
*Burton Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Parkman Township, although the unincorporated community of Parkman lies in the southern part of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Parkman Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

Notable natives

Brian Barthelmes, 2001 Kenston High School graduate, University of Virginia football star and former member of New England Patriots practice squad

References

External links

* [http://www.co.geauga.oh.us County website]