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Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, US

Summary

Township in Ohio, US

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official_nameKinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
settlement_typeTownship
image_skylineClarence Darrow Octagon House.jpg
imagesize250px
image_captionClarence Darrow Octagon House in Kinsman
image_mapMap of Trumbull County Ohio Highlighting Kinsman Township.png
mapsize250px
map_captionLocation of Kinsman Township in Trumbull County
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameUnited States
subdivision_type1State
subdivision_name1Ohio
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Trumbull
unit_prefImperial
area_total_km269.4
area_land_km268.5
area_water_km20.9
area_total_sq_mi26.8
area_land_sq_mi26.4
area_water_sq_mi0.4
population_as_of2020
population_footnotes
population_total1751
population_density_km225.6
population_density_sq_mi66.3
timezoneEastern (EST)
utc_offset-5
timezone_DSTEDT
utc_offset_DST-4
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m308
elevation_ft1010
coordinates
postal_code_typeZIP code
postal_code44428
area_codes234/330
blank_nameFIPS code
blank_info39-40502
blank1_nameGNIS feature ID
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website

Kinsman Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,751 people in the township.

Geography

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

  • Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County - north
  • West Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - northeast
  • Greene Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - east
  • West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - southeast
  • Vernon Township - south
  • Johnston Township - southwest corner
  • Gustavus Township - west
  • Wayne Township, Ashtabula County - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Kinsman Township, although two unincorporated communities lie in the township: Farmdale in the southwest, and Kinsman in the south.

Name and history

Kinsman Township was named for a local family of early settlers. It is the only Kinsman Township statewide.

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.

Notable residents

Clarence Darrow was born in Kinsman Township.

References

References

  1. "Kinsman township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
  2. (October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
  3. "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  4. Gannett, Henry. (1905). "The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States". Govt. Print. Off..
  5. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
  6. [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.
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