Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Township
Municipalities and townships of Geauga County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Geauga
Area
• Total	30.0 sq mi (77.7 km2)
• Land	27.9 sq mi (72.3 km2)
• Water	2.1 sq mi (5.5 km2)
Elevation Template:GR	1,234 ft (376 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	5,158
• Density	184.9/sq mi (71.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-02904Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1086147Template:GR

Auburn Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,158 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Newbury Township - north
• Burton Township - northeast corner
• Troy Township - east
• Hiram Township, Portage County - southeast corner
• Mantua Township, Portage County - south
• Aurora - southwest corner
• Bainbridge Township - west
• Russell Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Auburn Township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Auburn Townships are located in Crawford and Tuscarawas Counties.

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.

External links

• Auburn Township website
• Geauga County website