Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Parkman 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 Km2:69.9
Area Land Km2:69.5
Area Water Km2:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:4446
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:365
Elevation Ft:1198
Coordinates:41.3781°N -81.0503°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44080
Area Code:440
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-59948[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086159

Parkman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,446, up from 4,136 at the previous census.[3]

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 37.4% of the township's population spoke only English, while 62.6 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language" (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

History

Named for Samuel Parkman,[4] an agent with the Connecticut Land Company, it is the only Parkman Township statewide.[5]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Parkman Township, although the unincorporated community of Parkman lies in the southern part of the township.

Demographics

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 people

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 . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Parkman township, Geauga County, Ohio (revision of 12-05-2012). U.S. Census Bureau. American Factfinder. January 13, 2017.
  4. Book: Pioneer and General History of Geauga County: With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. 1880. Historical Society of Geauga County. 674.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24