Country United States County Geauga Area code(s) 440 Elevation 393 m Local time Thursday 11:37 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 39-13561 Zip code 44024 Population 4,591 (2010) | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind NW at 8 km/h, 90% Humidity Points of interest Geauga Park District, Big Creek Park, Maple Highlands Trail | ||
Chardon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 4,591.
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Map of Chardon Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
Chardon, the county seat of Geauga County, borders Chardon Township on the southeast.
Name and history
It is the only Chardon Township statewide.
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.