- Cherry Valley Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Cherry Valley Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Ashtabula County.
Coordinates: 41°36′55″N 80°39′28″W / 41.61528°N 80.65778°WCoordinates: 41°36′55″N 80°39′28″W / 41.61528°N 80.65778°W Country United States State Ohio County Ashtabula Area – Total 24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2) – Land 24.1 sq mi (62.3 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) Elevation[1] 1,040 ft (317 m) Population (2000) – Total 857 – Density 35.6/sq mi (13.7/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 44003 Area code(s) 440 FIPS code 39-13890[2] GNIS feature ID 1085721[1] Cherry Valley Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 857 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Dorset Township - north
- Richmond Township - northeast corner
- Andover Township - east
- Williamsfield Township - southeast corner
- Wayne Township - south
- Colebrook Township - southwest corner
- New Lyme Township - west
- Lenox Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Cherry Valley Township.
Name and history
It is the only Cherry Valley Township statewide.[4]
It was first settled in 1818 by former New York resident Nathaniel Hubbard.[5]
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,[6] 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 Mark Savel and members Robert Gale and Fred Palmer.[5]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ a b Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Ashtabula County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Townships CDP Unincorporated
communitiesAustinburg | Dorset | Footville | Kingsville | Pierpont | Unionville | Williamsfield | Windsor
Categories:- Townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio
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