Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Kinsman 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 Km2:69.4
Area Land Km2:68.5
Area Water Km2:0.9
Area Total Sq Mi:26.8
Area Land Sq Mi:26.4
Area Water Sq Mi:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1751
Population Density Km2:25.6
Population Density Sq Mi:66.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:308
Elevation Ft:1010
Coordinates:41.4517°N -80.5806°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44428
Area Code:234/330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-40502[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087036

Kinsman Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,751 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Kinsman Township, although two unincorporated communities lie in the township: Farmdale in the southwest, and Kinsman in the south.

Name and history

Kinsman Township was named for a local family of early settlers.[4] It is the only Kinsman Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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

Clarence Darrow was born in Kinsman Township.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kinsman township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . 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 . 176.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. February 16, 2007.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24