Official Name: | Suffield Township |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Mapsize: | 250px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Portage |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 64.0 |
Area Land Km2: | 59.4 |
Area Water Km2: | 4.7 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 24.7 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 22.9 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 1.8 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 5973 |
Population Density Km2: | 100.6 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 260.8 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
Elevation M: | 360 |
Elevation Ft: | 1181 |
Coordinates: | 41.0278°N -81.3503°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 44260 |
Area Code: | 330, 234 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 39-75189[3] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1086841 |
Suffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,973 people in the township.
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
Part of the village of Mogadore is located in northwestern Suffield Township. The hamlet of Suffield, a census-designated place, occupies the central part of the township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Suffield Township covers an area of 24sqmi.
Suffield Township was named after Suffield, Connecticut, the hometown of many its first settlers.[4] It is the only Suffield Township statewide.[5] A post office called Suffield was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1966. In the southwestern part of the township was a settlement called Mishler, which had a post office from 1882 until 1917.[6]
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.