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Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
Township in Ohio, US
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| official_name | Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio | |
| settlement_type | Township | |
| motto | ||
| image_skyline | Twinsburg_township_2.jpg | |
| imagesize | 270 | |
| image_seal | ||
| image_map | Summit County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Twinsburg Township highlighted.svg | |
| mapsize | 260px | |
| map_caption | Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio. | |
| <!-- Location --> | subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States | |
| subdivision_type1 | State | |
| subdivision_name1 | Ohio | |
| subdivision_type2 | County | |
| subdivision_name2 | Summit | |
| established_date | ||
| unit_pref | Imperial | |
| area_total_km2 | 21.0 | |
| area_land_km2 | 20.8 | |
| area_water_km2 | 0.2 | |
| area_total_sq_mi | 8.1 | |
| area_land_sq_mi | 8.0 | |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.1 | |
| <!-- Population --> | population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 3857 | |
| population_density_km2 | 185.4 | |
| population_density_sq_mi | 482.1 | |
| <!-- General information --> | timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | -5 | |
| timezone_DST | EDT | |
| utc_offset_DST | -4 | |
| elevation_footnotes | ||
| elevation_m | 327 | |
| elevation_ft | 1073 | |
| coordinates | ||
| <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> | postal_code_type | ZIP codes |
| postal_code | 44087 44236 | |
| area_code | 330 | |
| blank_name | FIPS code | |
| blank_info | 39-78064 | |
| blank1_name | GNIS feature ID | |
| blank1_info | 1087021 | |
| website | Twinsburg Township |
Twinsburg Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,857 people in the township.
Geography
Twinsburg Township's current area is much smaller than it was originally. It is also discontinuous.
Original boundaries
- Northfield Center Township, to the west
- Bedford Township, Cuyahoga County, to the northwest
- Solon Township, Cuyahoga County, to the north
- Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, to the northeast
- Aurora Township, Portage County, to the east
- Streetsboro Township, to the southeast
- Hudson Township, to the south
- Boston Township, to the southwest
Current boundaries
- Macedonia - west
- Twinsburg - northwest
- Solon - north
- Reminderville - northeast
- Aurora - east
- Hudson - south
Several municipalities occupy what was originally part of Twinsburg Township:
- Part of the city of Macedonia, in the west
- The village of Reminderville, in the northeast
- The city of Twinsburg, in the north and center
Name
It is the only Twinsburg Township statewide. The name of the township comes from the Wilcox brothers, Aaron and Moses, who were twins.
History
Attempts at merging the city and townships of Twinsburg have not been successful.
Twinsburg Township's land has been in the following counties:
| Year | County | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1788 | |||
| 1797 | |||
| 1800 | |||
| 1808 | |||
| 1840 |
Demographics
2020 census
| Race | Number | Percentage | White (NH) | Black or African American (NH) | Native American (NH) | Asian (NH) | Pacific Islander (NH) | Other/mixed | Hispanic or Latino |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,013 | 52.2% | ||||||||
| 1,225 | 31.8% | ||||||||
| 3 | 0.08% | ||||||||
| 251 | 6.51% | ||||||||
| 5 | 0.13% | ||||||||
| 261 | 6.77% | ||||||||
| 99 | 2.57% |
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.
References
References
- "Twinsburg township, Summit County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau.
- (October 25, 2007). "US Board on Geographic Names". [[United States Geological Survey]].
- "U.S. Census website". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "Wilcox Twins". Twinsburg Bicentennial Committee.
- "Explore Census Data".
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