| Official Name: | Austinburg 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: | 64.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 64.2 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.5 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 2240 |
| Population Density Km2: | 34.2 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 246 |
| Elevation Ft: | 807 |
| Coordinates: | 41.7506°N -80.8583°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44010 |
| Area Code: | 440 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-03156[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085720 |
Austinburg Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,240 people in the township.[3]
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Austinburg Township, although the unincorporated community of Austinburg lies in the township's north.
It is the only Austinburg Township statewide.
The township was first settled by several people from Connecticut, who arrived in 1799. During the Civil War, the township was a location on the Underground Railroad.[4]
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.