Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Weathersfield Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 24,689 people in the township.>
Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio | |
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| Motto: "A Community of Neighbors" | |
 Location of Weathersfield Township in Trumbull County | |
| Coordinates: 41°10′42″N 80°45′28″W / 41.17833°N 80.75778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Trumbull |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2) |
| • Land | 22.1 sq mi (57.1 km2) |
| • Water | 1.3 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 24,689 |
| • Density | 1,117.1/sq mi (432.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-82446[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087048[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
- Howland Township - north
- Vienna Township - northeast corner
- Liberty Township - east
- Youngstown - southeast corner
- Austintown Township, Mahoning County - south
- Jackson Township, Mahoning County - southwest corner
- Lordstown - west
- Warren Township - northwest
Several populated places are located in Weathersfield Township:
- Much of the city of Niles, in the north
- The village of McDonald, in the east
- The census-designated place of Hilltop, in the east
- Part of the census-designated place of Mineral Ridge, in the south
Name and history
editIt is the only Weathersfield Township statewide.[4] It was named after Wethersfield, Connecticut.
Government
editThe 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,[5] 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Weathersfield township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.