Austinburg Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Austinburg Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Ashtabula County.


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

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 64.7
area_land_km2 = 64.3
area_water_km2 = 0.5
area_total_sq_mi = 25.0
area_land_sq_mi = 24.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2234
population_density_km2 = 34.8
population_density_sq_mi = 90.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 246
elevation_ft = 807
latd = 41 |latm = 45 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 80 |longm = 51 |longs = 30 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44010
area_code = 440
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blank_info = 39-03156GR|2
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Austinburg Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,234 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39007 Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Saybrook Township - north
*Plymouth Township - northeast corner
*Jefferson Township - east
*Lenox Township - southeast corner
*Morgan Township - south
*Trumbull Township - southwest corner
*Harpersfield Township - west
*Geneva Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Austinburg Township, although the unincorporated community of Austinburg lies in the township's north.

Name and history

It is the only Austinburg Township statewide.

The township was first settled by several people from Connecticut, who arrived in 1799. During the Civil War, the township was a location on the Underground Railroad. [ [http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2192 Ashtabula County, Ohio] Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.]

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.ashtabula.oh.us County website]