Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Montville Township in Geauga County | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Geauga |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.5 sq mi (63.5 km2) |
| • Land | 24.4 sq mi (63.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 1,984 |
| • Density | 81.3/sq mi (31.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44064 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-51842[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086156[1] |
Montville Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,984 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Thompson Township - north
- Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County - northeast corner
- Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County - east
- Windsor Township, Ashtabula County - southeast corner
- Huntsburg Township - south
- Claridon Township - southwest corner
- Hambden Township - west
- LeRoy Township, Lake County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Montville Township, although the unincorporated community of Montville lies at the center of the township.
The Cuyahoga River begins in Montville Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Medina County.
The township includes a house that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house still stands on the southeast corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 528.[citation needed]
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,[4] 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.
Education
Montville Township formely fell under the Ledgemont School District but was absorbed by the Berkshire School District in Burton.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Geauga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |