Country United States County Summit Area code(s) 330 Elevation 306 m Population 13,641 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) Website Township website Zip code 44321 Local time Sunday 10:25 PM | |
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Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township.
Contents
- Map of Copley Township OH USA
- Geography
- Name and history
- Economy
- Government
- Notable natives and residents
- Education
- Superfund
- References
Map of Copley Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
Several populated places are located in Copley Township:
Parts of the original Copley Township are now in Akron or Fairlawn.
A formerly rural township located west of the county seat of Akron, Copley Township has become increasingly suburban over the last few decades.
Name and history
It is the only Copley Township statewide.
Copley was originally called Greenfield, after Garner Green, who owned a large portion of the township. Later on he changed the name to Copley, the maiden name of his wife.
Fairlawn was founded as a hamlet in Copley in 1891 when the Northern Ohio Railroad was built. As of 1908 it had a mill, general store, a blacksmith, and other businesses.
On August 7, 2011, a series of shootings occurred in Copley Township which resulted in the deaths of 7 people, and the injury of another. The perpetrator, Michael E. Hance, was shot and killed by officer Ben Campbell, who shot Hance with his rifle.
Economy
Copley Township's economy is based on several strip malls, chemical plants, and agricultural businesses. The rest of the township is dotted with farms and subdivisions.
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 natives and residents
Education
The school system in the township is shared with Fairlawn and has a set of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, having two state championships in sports: men's soccer (1994) and men's golf (2003).
Superfund
In 1990, Copley Square Plaza was designated a superfund site after tetrachloroethylene and other contaminates from a dry cleaners were found in the soil.