Braceville Township, Ohio Explained

Braceville Township, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Trumbull
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:60.4
Area Land Km2:60.1
Area Water Km2:0.4
Area Total Sq Mi:23.3
Area Land Sq Mi:23.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2467
Population Density Sq Mi:106.3
Population Density Km2:41.0
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:274
Elevation Ft:899
Coordinates:41.2292°N -80.9536°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44444
Area Code:234/330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-08056[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087024

Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,467 people in the township.

History

Braceville Township was established in the 1810s, and named after Jonathan Brace, a land agent.[4] It is the only Braceville Township statewide.

Braceville Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:

In 1990, the Turnpike Interchange Census-designated place [CDP] was located in Braceville Township; however, this ceased to be a CDP after the 1990 Census.

Braceville Township covers an area of 25sqmi. The Ravenna Training and Logistics Site covers the southwest corner of the township.

Communities

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.

Notable people

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Braceville township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 26 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  4. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 17.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. http://www.libraryvisit.org/localnotablepart2.htm Notable People in Mahoning County History
  7. https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.ethnic.afam.oh/453/mb.ashx Ted Toles Obituary