Auburn Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,574.
Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio | |
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 The former Free Will Baptist Church of Auburn | |
 Location of Auburn Township in Geauga County | |
| Coordinates: 41°23′9″N 81°15′26″W / 41.38583°N 81.25722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Geauga |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.9 sq mi (77.5 km2) |
| • Land | 27.7 sq mi (71.7 km2) |
| • Water | 2.2 sq mi (5.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,234 ft (376 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,574 |
| • Density | 220/sq mi (85/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44023 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-02904[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086147[1] |
| Website | auburntownship |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Newbury Township - north
- Burton Township - northeast corner
- Troy Township - east
- Hiram Township, Portage County - southeast corner
- Mantua Township, Portage County - south
- Aurora - southwest corner
- Bainbridge Township - west
- Russell Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Auburn Township.
Name and history
editStatewide, other Auburn Townships are located in Crawford and Tuscarawas counties.[4] Auburn Township was founded by the Bradley and Snow families of South Newbury, New Hampshire.[5]
Government
editThe 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,[6] 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 person
edit- Clayton E. Crafts, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives and lawyer, was born in Auburn Township.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Auburn township, Geauga County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ "Township History: Auburn Township". Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2013.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ The Chicago Law Times,' volume II, Catharine V. White editor, C. V. White Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1888, Biographical Sketch of Clayton E. Crafts, pg. 381-383