Suffield Township, Portage County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Suffield Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location winin Portage County.


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

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area_total_km2 = 64.0
area_land_km2 = 59.4
area_water_km2 = 4.7
area_total_sq_mi = 24.7
area_land_sq_mi = 22.9
area_water_sq_mi = 1.8

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 6383
population_density_km2 = 107.5
population_density_sq_mi = 278.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 360
elevation_ft = 1181
latd = 41 |latm = 1 |lats = 40 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 21 |longs = 1 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44260
area_code = 330, 234
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blank_info = 39-75189GR|2
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Suffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,383 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39133 Portage County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
*Brimfield Township - north
*Rootstown Township - northeast corner
*Randolph Township - east
*Lake Township, Stark County - south
*Mogadore - northwest
*Springfield Township, Summit County - west
*Tallmadge - northwest corner

Part of the village of Mogadore is located on land that was formerly part of northwestern Suffield Township.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Suffield Township covers an area of 24 sq mi.

Suffield Township is also the home of the Goodyear Blimps 'Spirit of Goodyear' and the newly-built: 'Spirit Of Innovation'. This blimp's hangar is on Wingfoot Lake. Wingfoot Lake is owned by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and serves as the home to the Goodyear airdock, Goodyear Hunting and Fishing Club, and Goodyear's Wingfoot Lake Park. Goodyear has stated in the local newspaper, The Akron Beacon Journal, that it is looking to sell the park and part of the lake to the State of Ohio.

Geographical features

*Flatiron Lake Bog preserve (a 97-acre kettle hole bog formed about 12,000 years ago; maintained by The Nature Conservancy) [http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/ohio/preserves/art3092.html]

Name and history

It is the only Suffield 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.

References

External links

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