Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,887 people in the township.[3]

Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
The John Wesley Mason Gothic Cottage, a historic site in the township
Location of Braceville Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°13′45″N 80°57′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTrumbull
Area
 • Total23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2)
 • Land23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation899 ft (274 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,887
 • Density124.5/sq mi (48.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44444
Area code(s)234/330
FIPS code39-08056[2]
GNIS feature ID1087024[1]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:

A small part of the city of Newton Falls is located in southern Braceville Township, and the unincorporated community of Center of the World lies in the township's east. In 1990, the Turnpike Interchange Census-designated place [CDP] was located in Braceville Township; however, this ceased to be a CDP after the 1990 Census.

Braceville Township covers an area of 25 sq mi (65 km2). The Ravenna Training and Logistics Site covers the southwest corner of the township.

Name and history

Braceville Township was established in the 1810s, and named after Jonathan Brace, a land agent.[4] It is the only Braceville Township statewide.

Braceville Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve.

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.

Notable residents
  • Boxer Earnie Shavers, famous for surviving 15 rounds against Muhammad Ali in 1977, grew up in Braceville.[6]
  • Ted Toles Jr., pitcher and outfielder who played in Negro league baseball and the Minor Leagues, born and raised in Braceville.[7]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". 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. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 17.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  6. Notable People in Mahoning County History Archived November 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 2007. Accessed 2007-06-07.
  7. Ted Toles Obituary. Ancestry.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2019.
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