Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Township


Location of Ashtabula Township in Ashtabula County
Coordinates: 41°52′37″N 80°47′7″W / 41.87694°N 80.78528°W / 41.87694; -80.78528Coordinates: 41°52′37″N 80°47′7″W / 41.87694°N 80.78528°W / 41.87694; -80.78528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Ashtabula
Area
 • Total 20.3 sq mi (52.6 km2)
 • Land 20.1 sq mi (52.0 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 581 ft (177 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 20,941
 • Density 1,042/sq mi (402.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 44004-44005
Area code(s) 440
FIPS code 39-02652[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085719[1]
Website www.ashtabulatownship.com

Ashtabula Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 20,941.[3]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:

The Canadian province of Ontario lies across Lake Erie to the north.

Most of the city of Ashtabula is located in western Ashtabula Township, and the census-designated place of Edgewood is located in the township's southeast.

Name and history

It is the only Ashtabula Township statewide.

The first white settler in the township was one Matthew Hubbard, who arrived in Ashtabula County from Connecticut in 1804.[4]

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 fiscal officer,[5] 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 fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Stephen McClure and members Sam Bucci and Joseph Pete, Sr.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ashtabula township, Ashtabula County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. 1 2 Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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