Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

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official_name = Trumbull 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
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Ashtabula

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area_total_km2 = 66.6
area_land_km2 = 66.6
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area_total_sq_mi = 25.7
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1461
population_density_km2 = 22.0
population_density_sq_mi = 56.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 306
elevation_ft = 1004
latd = 41 |latm = 40 |lats = 7 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 57 |longs = 19 |longEW = W

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Trumbull Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,461 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 western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Harpersfield Township - north
*Austinburg Township - northeast corner
*Morgan Township - east
*Rome Township - southeast corner
*Hartsgrove Township - south
*Montville Township, Geauga County - southwest corner
*Thompson Township, Geauga County - west
*Madison Township, Lake County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Trumbull Township, although the unincorporated community of Footville lies in the township's southwest. Two other old unincorporated communities lie farther east: Center Trumbull and East Trumbull. [ [http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_286230943.html 40th anniversary: Trumbull area Ruritan Club marks 4 decades of service] , "The " [Ashtabula] Star Beacon", 2007-10-13. Accessed 2007-10-15.]

Name and history

It is the only Trumbull Township statewide.

The first white settlers in Trumbull Township were Holly and Hannah Turner, who came from the town of Scipio, New York. Because they soon left, the first permanent resident was Daniel Woodruff, who came from New York in 1818. [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2216 Ashtabula County, Ohio] Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.]

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 Ron Tamburino and members Willis Clay and John McMahon.

References

External links

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