Country United States County Ashtabula FIPS code 39-03156 Elevation 246 m Local time Thursday 10:37 AM Area code 440 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085720 Population 2,197 (2010) Zip code 44010 | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 62% Humidity Area 64.75 km² (64.23 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Austinburg Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,197 people in the township.
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Map of Austinburg Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Austinburg Township, although the unincorporated community of Austinburg lies in the township's north.
Name and history
It is the only Austinburg Township statewide.
The township was first settled by several people from Connecticut, who arrived in 1799. During the Civil War, the township was a location on the Underground Railroad.
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.