Country United States County Geauga FIPS code 39-02904 Elevation 376 m Local time Wednesday 4:30 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086147 Population 6,443 (2010) Team Jamestown Vikings | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 81% Humidity Area 77.44 km² (71.74 km² Land / 5.698 km² Water) Points of interest Beartown Lakes Reservation, Auburn Marsh Wildlife Area, Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn | ||
Auburn Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,443, up from 5,158 at the 2000 census. It is 25 miles (40 km) southeast of downtown Cleveland.
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Map of Auburn Township, OH 44023, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
No municipalities are located in Auburn Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Auburn Townships are located in Crawford and Tuscarawas counties. Auburn Township was founded by the Bradley and Snow families of South Newbury, New Hampshire.
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.