Vernon Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Vernon Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Trumbull County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 68.1
area_land_km2 = 61.2
area_water_km2 = 6.9
area_total_sq_mi = 26.3
area_land_sq_mi = 23.6
area_water_sq_mi = 2.7

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1765
population_density_km2 = 28.8
population_density_sq_mi = 74.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 309
elevation_ft = 1014
latd = 41 |latm = 23 |lats = 14 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 34 |longs = 6 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44428
area_code = 330
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blank_info = 39-79856GR|2
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Vernon Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,765 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39155 Trumbull County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Hartford Township - south
*Kinsman Township - north
*West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - east
*South Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - southeast
*Fowler Township - southwest corner
*Johnston Township - west
*Gustavus Township - northwest corner

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

Name and history

Statewide, other Vernon Townships are located in Clinton and Crawford Counties.

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.

References

External links

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