Greene Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Greene Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 986 people in the township.[3]

Greene Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
The village green at Greene Center
Location of Greene Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°27′30″N 80°45′0″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyTrumbull
Area
 • Total26.5 sq mi (68.6 km2)
 • Land24.1 sq mi (62.4 km2)
 • Water2.4 sq mi (6.2 km2)
Elevation909 ft (277 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total986
 • Density40.9/sq mi (15.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44450
Area code(s)440
FIPS code39-32046[2]
GNIS feature ID1087030[1]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Greene Township. Starting in 1825 a crossroads settlement named "Greensburg" in the central part of the township had a post office; it was discontinued in 1892.[4]

Name and history

Greene Township was established in 1819, and named after one Mr. Greene, a Connecticut Land Company agent.[5] It is the only Greene Township statewide, although there are sixteen Green Townships statewide.[6]

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,[7] 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
  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. https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&searchtext=Greensburgh&state=&county=&searchtype=word Postal History (see entry for Greensburgh, Trumbull County, Ohio)
  5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 54.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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