Mesopotamia Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,404 people in the township.
Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio | |
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 Buildings on the village green at Mesopotamia Center | |
 Location of Mesopotamia Township in Trumbull County | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′46″N 80°56′43″W / 41.46278°N 80.94528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Trumbull |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.1 sq mi (70.1 km2) |
| • Land | 27.1 sq mi (70.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 850 ft (259 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 3,404 |
| • Density | 130/sq mi (49/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44439 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-49210[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087040[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Windsor Township, Ashtabula County - north
- Orwell Township, Ashtabula County - northeast corner
- Bloomfield Township - east
- Bristol Township - southeast corner
- Farmington Township - south
- Parkman Township, Geauga County - southwest corner
- Middlefield Township, Geauga County - west
- Huntsburg Township, Geauga County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Mesopotamia Township.
Name and history
editNamed after the ancient region of Mesopotamia,[4] it is the only Mesopotamia Township statewide.[5]
Notable people
edit- Leander F. Frisby, Wisconsin Attorney General, was born in the township.
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.
- ^ "Mesopotamia township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 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. 86.
- ^ "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.