- Newbury Township, Geauga County, Ohio
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Newbury Township, Geauga County, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Geauga County
Coordinates: 41°27′54″N 81°13′59″W / 41.465°N 81.23306°WCoordinates: 41°27′54″N 81°13′59″W / 41.465°N 81.23306°W Country United States State Ohio County Geauga Area – Total 28.6 sq mi (74.0 km2) – Land 28.2 sq mi (73.0 km2) – Water 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) Elevation[1] 1,240 ft (378 m) Population (2000) – Total 5,805 – Density 206.1/sq mi (79.6/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 44065 Area code(s) 440 FIPS code 39-54292[2] GNIS feature ID 1086158[1] Newbury Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 5,537 people in the township.[3]
As of the 2000 census, the center of population in Geauga County was located in northeastern Newbury Township, near Oak Tree Trail.[4]
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Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Munson Township - north
- Claridon Township - northeast corner
- Burton Township - east
- Troy Township - southeast corner
- Auburn Township - south
- Bainbridge Township - southwest corner
- Russell Township - west
- Chester Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Newbury Township.
Name and history
It is the only Newbury Township statewide.[5]
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,[6] 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.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American Factfinder". Newbury Township, Geauga County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
- ^ County Population Centroids for Ohio
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Geauga County, Ohio City 
Villages Aquilla | Burton | Hunting Valley‡ | Middlefield | South Russell
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Geauga County, Ohio
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