Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Civil 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 Km2:70.1
Area Land Km2:70.1
Area Water Km2:0.0
Area Total Sq Mi:27.1
Area Land Sq Mi:27.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3404
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:259
Elevation Ft:850
Coordinates:41.4628°N -80.9453°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44439
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-49210[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1087040

Mesopotamia Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,404 people in the township.

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Mesopotamia Township.

Name and history

Named after the ancient region of Mesopotamia,[4] it is the only Mesopotamia Township statewide.[5]

Notable people

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: Mesopotamia township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 31 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: Overman, William Daniel. Ohio Town Names. 1958. Atlantic Press. Akron, OH. 86.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. February 16, 2007.
  6. http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1345&keyword=frisby Leander Frisby, Wisconsin Historical Society
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24