Greene Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Greene Township, Trumbull 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:Trumbull
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:68.6
Area Land Km2:62.4
Area Water Km2:6.2
Area Total Sq Mi:26.5
Area Land Sq Mi:24.1
Area Water Sq Mi:2.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:950
Population Density Km2:15.2
Population Density Sq Mi:39.4
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:277
Elevation Ft:909
Coordinates:41.4583°N -80.75°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44450
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-32046[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087030

Greene Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 950 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Greene Township. Starting in 1825 a crossroads settlement named "Greensburg" in the central part of the township had a post office; it was discontinued in 1892.[4]

Name and history

Greene Township was established in 1819, and named after one Mr. Greene, a Connecticut Land Company agent.[5] It is the only Greene Township statewide, although there are sixteen Green Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Greene township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 29 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. https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&searchtext=Greensburgh&state=&county=&searchtype=word Postal History (see entry for Greensburgh, Trumbull County, Ohio)
  5. Book: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 54.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. February 16, 2007.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24