Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio
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Boston is one of the 16 original townships in Summit County, Ohio. It is on the upper middle portion of Summit County. It contains two incorporated areas, Peninsula and Boston Heights. As of the 2000 census, the township had a total population of 1664, which includes 602 for Peninsula, a village that is still a part of the township. It occupies most of survey Town 4, Range 11 in the Western Reserve. It was given the name Boston by James Stanford.
Schooling for most of the township is provided by Woodridge Local School District; an eastern area is included in the Hudson City School District.
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[edit] Geography
Boston is bordered by Cuyahoga Falls and Bath Township to the south, Richfield Township to the west, Brecksville, Sagamore Hills and Northfield Center townships to the north, Hudson to the east and Stow touching the southeast corner. Peninsula and Boston Heights were created out of its original space. Peninsula is still part of the township but Boston Heights is separate. Cuyahoga Falls annexed an area along State Road and Northfield Center has the Brandywine area due to annexation when Northfield Center was part of Northfield Village . One of the more famous places in local lore is Helltown, a common nickname for Boston village.
[edit] History
[edit] Counties
Boston Township's land has been in the following counties:
| Year | County |
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| 1788 | Washington |
| 1797 | Jefferson |
| 1800 | Trumbull |
| 1808 | Portage |
| 1840 | Summit |
[edit] Transportation
Boston Township is served by Interstate 271, which has an exit onto Route 303 at the border with Richfield Township. and by Route 303 which goes east-west through the middle of the township. The Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80) passes through the township without any exits.
[edit] Hamlets
- Everett
[edit] External links
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
[edit] References
- ^ Author unknown, (1999-2005). County Formation Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2005.
- ^ * Commercial Survey Company (2004). Official Street Atlas of Akron Summit and Portage Counties. Commercial Survey Company, Cleveland, Ohio. ISBN 1-879116-56-1.
- ^ drelocation.com (2000). Welcome to Sagamore Hills, Ohio. Retrieved May 5, 2005.
- ^ Extension Data Center, Dept of HCRD, The Ohio State University Ohio County Profiles. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
- ^ Grant, C.R. et. al. (1891). Illustrated Summit County Ohio. Akron Map & Atlas, Co.. LoC 91-077450.
- ^ County of Summit (2005). TAX YEAR 2004/COLLECTION YEAR 2005 FULL TAX RATE SUMMARY SHEET. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
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Municipalities and Communities of Summit County, Ohio (County Seat: Akron) |
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| Cities | Akron | Barberton | Cuyahoga Falls | Fairlawn | Green | Hudson | Macedonia | Munroe Falls | New Franklin | Northfield | Norton | Stow | Tallmadge | Twinsburg |
| Villages | Boston Heights | Clinton | Lakemore | Mogadore | Peninsula | Reminderville | Richfield | Silver Lake |
| Townships | Bath | Boston | Copley | Coventry | Franklin | Northfield Center | Richfield | Sagamore Hills | Springfield | Twinsburg |
| CDPs | Montrose-Ghent | Pigeon Creek | Portage Lakes |
| Unincorporated communities | Ghent | Hammond's Corners | Montrose |
