Gustavus Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 834 people in the township.
Gustavus Township, Trumbull County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Township hall at Gustavus Center | |
 Location of Gustavus Township in Trumbull County | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′16″N 80°39′19″W / 41.45444°N 80.65528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Trumbull |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.0 sq mi (64.7 km2) |
| • Land | 25.0 sq mi (64.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 978 ft (298 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 834 |
| • Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44417
The 44417 ZIP code is Farmdale. It is currently located within the Kinsman, Ohio, post office because the Farmdale building was demolished. |
| Area code(s) | 234/330 |
| FIPS code | 39-32732[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087031[1] |
| Website | https://gustavustownship.org/ |
Geography
editLocated in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Wayne Township, Ashtabula County - north
- Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County - northeast corner
- Kinsman Township - east
- Vernon Township - southeast corner
- Johnston Township - south
- Mecca Township - southwest corner
- Greene Township - west
- Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Gustavus Township.
Name and history
editGustavus Township was named after Gustavus Storrs, the son of a land agent.[4] It is the only Gustavus Township statewide.[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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Gustavus township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 55.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.