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Johnston Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Summary

Township in Ohio, US

Field	Value
official_name	Johnston Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
settlement_type	Township
image_map	Map of Trumbull County Ohio Highlighting Johnston Township.png
mapsize	250px
map_caption	Location of Johnston Township in Trumbull County
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	63.9
area_land_km2	63.9
area_water_km2	0.0
area_total_sq_mi	24.7
area_land_sq_mi	24.7
area_water_sq_mi	0.0
population_as_of	2020
population_total	1739
population_density_km2	26.9
population_density_sq_mi	69.7
timezone	Eastern (EST)
utc_offset	-5
timezone_DST	EDT
utc_offset_DST	-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m	332
elevation_ft	1089
coordinates
blank_name	FIPS code
blank_info	39-39298
blank1_name	GNIS feature ID
blank1_info	1087035

Johnston Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,739 people in the township.

Geography

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

Gustavus Township - north
Kinsman Township - northeast corner
Vernon Township - east
Hartford Township - southeast corner
Fowler Township - south
Bazetta Township - southwest corner
Mecca Township - west
Greene Township - northwest corner

Part of the city of Cortland is located in southwestern Johnston Township.

Name and history

Johnston Township was established in 1816, and named after Captain James Johnston, a Connecticut land agent. It is the only Johnston Township statewide, although there is a Johnson Township in Champaign County.

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, 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.

Board of trustees

Davis W Denman - Chairman

Dominic Marchese - Chairman

James N. Carnes - Trustee

John T. Moran - Fiscal Officer

Notable people

William J. Austin, miller, farmer, and Wisconsin state legislator, was born in the township.

References

(October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
"U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
Overman, William Daniel. (1958). "Ohio Town Names". Atlantic Press.
[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed April 30, 2009.
"亚博下注安全（中国）有限公司".
'Wisconsin Blue Book 1881,' Biographical Sketch of William J. Austin, pg. 518

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