Country United States County Trumbull FIPS code 39-40502 Elevation 308 m Zip code 44428 Local time Tuesday 10:49 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087036 Population 1,943 (2000) Area code Area codes 234 and 330 | |
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Weather -7°C, Wind N at 31 km/h, 82% Humidity Area 69.41 km² (68.38 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Kinsman Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,943 people in the township.
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Map of Kinsman Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Kinsman Township, although two unincorporated communities lie in the township: Farmdale in the southwest, and Kinsman in the south.
Name and history
Kinsman Township was named for a local family of early settlers. It is the only Kinsman 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.
Notable residents
Clarence Darrow was born in Kinsman Township.