Country United States County Trumbull FIPS code 39-08056 Elevation 274 m Population 2,887 (2000) Area code 330 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087024 Zip code 44444 Local time Friday 1:32 PM | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind NW at 23 km/h, 53% Humidity Area 60.35 km² (60.09 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,887 people in the township.
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Map of Braceville Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:
A small part of the city of Newton Falls is located in southern Braceville Township, and the unincorporated community of Center of the World lies in the township's east. In 1990, the Turnpike Interchange Census-designated place [CDP] was located in Braceville Township; however, this ceased to be a CDP after the 1990 Census.
Braceville Township covers an area of 25 sq mi (65 km2). The Ravenna Training and Logistics Site covers the southwest corner of the township.
Name and history
Braceville Township was established in the 1810s, and named after Jonathan Brace, a land agent. It is the only Braceville Township statewide.
Braceville Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve.
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
Boxer Earnie Shavers, famous for surviving 15 rounds against Muhammad Ali in 1977, grew up in Braceville.