Geneva Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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| Geneva Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashtabula |
| Area | |
| - Total | 26.2 sq mi (67.8 km²) |
| - Land | 26.1 sq mi (67.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 11,954 |
| - Density | 457.2/sq mi (176.5/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44041 |
| Area code(s) | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-29624[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085726[1] |
Geneva Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 11,954 people in the township, 3,814 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
- Saybrook Township - east
- Austinburg Township - southeast corner
- Harpersfield Township - south
- Madison Township, Lake County - west
The Canadian province of Ontario lies across Lake Erie to the north.
Two municipalities are located in Geneva Township: most of the city of Geneva in the south, and the village of Geneva-on-the-Lake in the north, on the shoreline of Lake Erie.
[edit] Name and history
Named for the city of Geneva, New York,[4] it is the only Geneva Township statewide.
[edit] 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 Richard Pruden and members Tim Mills and Bob Russell.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
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