Weathersfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Geography

Located 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
• The census-designated place of McKinley Heights, in the northeast
• Part of the census-designated place of Mineral Ridge, in the south

Name and history

It is the only Weathersfield Township statewide. It was named after Wethersfield, Connecticut.

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

1. "Weathersfield 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. (2000). "Detailed map of Ohio". [[United States Census Bureau]].
5. [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.