Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township

Location of Farmington Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°23′18″N 80°57′26″W / 41.38833°N 80.95722°W / 41.38833; -80.95722Coordinates: 41°23′18″N 80°57′26″W / 41.38833°N 80.95722°W / 41.38833; -80.95722
Country United States
State Ohio
County Trumbull
Area
 • Total 27.5 sq mi (71.2 km2)
 • Land 27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 853 ft (260 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 2,353
 • Density 85.7/sq mi (33.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-26684[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087028[1]

Farmington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,353 people in the township, 1,834 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of West Farmington is located in northwestern Farmington Township.

Name and history

It is the only Farmington Township statewide.[4]

Education

School-age children from Farmington and Bristol townships attend the Bristol school system in Bristolville.

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,[5] 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Trumbull County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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