Northfield Center Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,597 people in the township.
Northfield Center Township, Summit County, Ohio | |
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 Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 41°17′45″N 81°31′46″W / 41.29583°N 81.52944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Summit |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.8 km2) |
| • Land | 5.3 sq mi (13.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 971 ft (296 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,597 |
| • Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44067 |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-56490[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087011[1] |
| Website | Northfield Center Township |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
- Northfield - north
- Macedonia - northeast
- Hudson - southeast corner
- Boston Heights - south
- Boston Township - southwest
- Sagamore Hills Township - west
Several municipalities are located in what was originally part of Northfield Center Township:
- A small part of the village of Boston Heights, in the southeast
- The village of Northfield, in the north
- Much of the city of Macedonia, in the east
Name and history
editIt is the only Northfield Center Township statewide.[4]
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,[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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Northfield Center township, Summit County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 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.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.