Chardon Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Chardon Township, Geauga 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:Geauga
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:59.1
Area Land Km2:58.7
Area Water Km2:0.3
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4494
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:393
Elevation Ft:1289
Coordinates:41.6189°N -81.2508°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44024
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-13561[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086150

Chardon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,494.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

Chardon, the county seat of Geauga County, borders Chardon Township on the southeast.

Name and history

It is the only Chardon Township statewide.[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.

Notable residents

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chardon township, Geauga County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 4 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  6. News: Tim . Warsinskey . Ohio State Not Among Jurevicius' Final Five . . 1992-12-16 . 2009-02-10 .