Ashtabula Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ashtabula
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:52.6
Area Land Km2:52.0
Area Water Km2:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:19585
Population Density Km2:402.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:177
Elevation Ft:581
Coordinates:41.8769°N -80.7853°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Postal Code:44004-44005
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-02652[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085719

Ashtabula Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 19,585.[3]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:

The Canadian province of Ontario lies across Lake Erie to the north.

Most of the city of Ashtabula is located in western Ashtabula Township, and the census-designated place of Edgewood is located in the township's southeast.

Name and history

It is the only Ashtabula Township statewide.

The first white settler in the township was one Matthew Hubbard, who arrived in Ashtabula County from Connecticut in 1804.[4]

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,[5] 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 Stephen McClure and members Sam Bucci and Joseph Pete, Sr.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Ashtabula township, Ashtabula County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 15 May 2023.
  4. http://www2.ashtabula.com/detail.asp?id=2191 Ashtabula County, Ohio
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24