Country United States Elevation 643 ft (196 m) Area code(s) 440 Zip code 44041 | County Ashtabula Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) FIPS code 39-29624 Population 11,098 (2010) | |
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Weather -4°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 50% Humidity Points of interest Geneva State Park, Adventure Zone, Old Mill Winery, Erieview Park, West Liberty Covered | ||
Geneva Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 11,098 people in the township.
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Map of Geneva Township, OH 44041, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county along Lake Erie, it borders the following townships:
The Canadian province of Ontario lies across Lake Erie to the north.
Two municipalities are located in Geneva Township: most of the city of Geneva in the south, and the village of Geneva-on-the-Lake in the north, on the shoreline of Lake Erie.
Name and history
Named for the city of Geneva, New York, it is the only Geneva Township statewide.
Geneva Township was organized in 1816.
Geneva Township was described in 1833 as having one store, one gristmill, and three saw mills.
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 Tim Mills and members Dennis Brown and Bob Russell.