Country United States FIPS code 39-16560 Elevation 308 m Local time Wednesday 11:56 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085722 Population 994 (2010) | |
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Weather 11°C, Wind SW at 39 km/h, 30% Humidity Area 63.71 km² (63.45 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Colebrook Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 994 people in the township.
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Map of Colebrook Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Colebrook Township.
Name and history
It is the only Colebrook Township statewide.
The first settler in the township was Joel Blakeslee, who arrived from New York in 1819.
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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman James Vins, Jr. and members Ron Chutas and Joseph Yuhasz.