Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Montville 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 Km2:63.8
Area Land Km2:62.7
Area Water Km2:1.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:1938
Population Density Km2:31.8
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:393
Elevation Ft:1289
Coordinates:41.6139°N -81.0553°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44064
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-51842[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086156

Montville Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,938.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Montville Township, although the unincorporated community of Montville lies at the center of the township.

The Cuyahoga River begins in Montville Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Montville Township is located in Medina County.

The township includes a house that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad. The house still stands on the southeast corner of the intersection of U.S. Route 6 and State Route 528.

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,[4] 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.

Education

Montville Township formerly fell under the Ledgemont School District but was absorbed by the Berkshire School District in Burton.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Montville township, Geauga County, Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. January 13, 2017.
  4. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24