Rome Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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| Rome Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashtabula |
| Area | |
| - Total | 24.1 sq mi (62.4 km²) |
| - Land | 23.5 sq mi (60.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.4 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 860 ft (262 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 1,568 |
| - Density | 66.7/sq mi (25.7/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44085 |
| Area code(s) | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-68224[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085741[1] |
Rome Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,568 people in the township, 919 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Morgan Township - north
- Lenox Township - northeast corner
- New Lyme Township - east
- Colebrook Township - southeast corner
- Orwell Township - south
- Windsor Township - southwest corner
- Hartsgrove Township - west
- Trumbull Township - northwest corner
Part of the village of Roaming Shores is located in northeastern Rome Township.
[edit] Name and history
Statewide, other Rome Townships are located in Athens and Lawrence Counties.
The first houses in Rome Township were built by settlers Elijah Crosby and Abner Hall in 1805, but the first permanent settler in the township was former Connecticut resident William Crowell, who arrived in the following year.[4]
[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 Gary Hunter and members Tom Gage and John Horning.[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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