Saybrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
| Saybrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio | |
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| Coordinates: 41°51′58″N 80°50′56″W / 41.86611°N 80.84889°WCoordinates: 41°51′58″N 80°50′56″W / 41.86611°N 80.84889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ashtabula |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.8 sq mi (82.4 km2) |
| • Land | 31.8 sq mi (82.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 630 ft (192 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 10,051 |
| • Density | 316.3/sq mi (122.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-70646[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085742[1] |
Saybrook Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,051 people in the township, 5,957 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located on the northeastern edge of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
- Ashtabula Township - northeast
- Plymouth Township - east
- Jefferson Township - southeast corner
- Austinburg Township - south
- Harpersfield Township - southwest corner
- Geneva Township - west
The Canadian province of Ontario lies across Lake Erie to the north.
Part of the city of Ashtabula is located in northeastern Saybrook Township, along the shoreline of Lake Erie.
[edit] Name and history
Named for the Connecticut town of Saybrook (now Deep River),[4] it is the only Saybrook Township statewide.[5]
Saybrook Township was originally part of Austinburg Township and contained a settlement called Wrightsburg. It was not until 1816 that modern Saybrook Township became a separate township of its own. The township and community continued to be called Wrightsburg until 1827 when the name was changed to Saybrook, its new name coming from Saybrook, Connecticut. The early settlers are listed in the 1820 census for Ashtabula County with the township recorded as Wrightsburg.[6]
The Saybrook Township lands were originally owned by Connecticut Land Co. investor, William Hart. Hart then sold the entire township, with the exception of one lot, to Josiah Wright and his son Samuel Wright of Pownal, Vermont in 1811. The deed for this sale is recorded in the Ashtabula County Courthouse in Jefferson, Ohio.
Even though the Wrights were early owners of Saybrook Township, they were not the first settlers.[citation needed] The first settler in Saybrook Township was George Webster, a New Yorker who came in 1810.[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 fiscal officer,[7] 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 Robert Brobst and members Peggy Carlo and Gregory Staida.[4]
[edit] 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.
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ a b c Ashtabula County, Ohio Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ashtabula County, Ohio 1820 Federal Census Ashtabula County, Ohio 1820 Federal Census.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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