Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Hartford 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 Km2:68.7
Area Land Km2:68.5
Area Water Km2:0.2
Area Total Sq Mi:26.5
Area Land Sq Mi:26.5
Area Water Sq Mi:0.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1861
Population Density Km2:27.2
Population Density Sq Mi:70.2
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:366
Elevation Ft:1201
Coordinates:41.3117°N -80.5708°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44424
Area Code:234/330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-34230[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087032

Hartford Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,861 people in the township.

Geography

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

The village of Orangeville is located in northeastern Hartford Township, and the unincorporated community of Hartford lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

Hartford Township was named after Hartford, Connecticut.[4]

Statewide, the only other Hartford Township is located in Licking County.

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: Hartford township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profille . United States Census Bureau . 30 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. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Book: The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States . Govt. Print. Off. . Gannett, Henry . 1905 . 151.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24