Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Ashtabula County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
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subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ashtabula

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area_total_km2 = 67.2
area_land_km2 = 67.0
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area_total_sq_mi = 25.9
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2603
population_density_km2 = 38.9
population_density_sq_mi = 100.7

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 270
elevation_ft = 886
latd = 41 |latm = 44 |lats = 49 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 57 |longs = 35 |longEW = W

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Harpersfield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,603 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39007 Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located on the northwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Geneva Township - north
*Saybrook Township - northeast corner
*Austinburg Township - east
*Morgan Township - southeast corner
*Trumbull Township - south
*Thompson Township, Geauga County - southwest corner
*Madison Township, Lake County - west

Part of the city of Geneva is located in northern Harpersfield Township, and the unincorporated community of Unionville lies in the township's northwest.

Name and history

It is the only Harpersfield Township statewide.

The first settlers in the township were several people from New York, who arrived in the area in 1798. [ [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2199 Ashtabula County, Ohio] Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.]

Points of interest

The Harpersfield Covered Bridge is located in Harpersfield Township.

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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman James Pristov. and members Edward Demshar and Clifford Henry.

References

External links

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