Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio

Twinsburg Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,282 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio
Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 41°17′38″N 81°25′29″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySummit
Area
  Total8.1 sq mi (21.0 km2)
  Land8.0 sq mi (20.8 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation1,073 ft (327 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total2,153
  Density267.9/sq mi (103.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44087
Area code(s)330
FIPS code39-78064[2]
GNIS feature ID1087021[1]

Geography

Twinsburg Township's current area is much smaller than it was originally. It is also discontinuous.

Original boundaries

Current boundaries

Several municipalities occupy what was originally part of Twinsburg Township:

  • Part of the city of Macedonia, in the west
  • The village of Reminderville, in the northeast
  • The city of Twinsburg, in the north and center

Name

It is the only Twinsburg Township statewide. The name of the township comes from the Wilcox brothers, Aaron and Moses, who were twins.[4]

History

Attempts at merging the city and townships of Twinsburg have not been successful.

Twinsburg Township's land has been in the following counties:

YearCounty
1788Washington
1797Jefferson
1800Trumbull
1808Portage
1840Summit

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, 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. As of 2016, the board was composed of chairman Thomas O. Schmidt, and members Jamey DeFabio and James C. Balogh, and the fiscal officer was Tania Johnson.[5]

Transportation and public services

  • Interstate 480 and State Route 14, cosigned, pass through Twinsburg Township with no exits.
  • State Route 82 passes through the township, heading east towards Aurora.
  • State Route 91, connecting Hudson and Twinsburg, passes through.
  • A new facility for Twinsburg Township will be located on Enterprise Parkway off Rt. 91.
  • There are several parcels along Liberty Road under township jurisdiction and surrounded by land that is part of the City of Twinsburg.

The township has two zip codes. Much of the township, especially along Twinsburg Road and Old Mill Road, shares the ZIP code 44236 with Hudson and the other is 44087.

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. "U.S. Census website". Retrieved 2016-07-17.
  4. "Wilcox Twins". Twinsburg 200. Twinsburg Bicentennial Committee. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. "Elected Officials".

Further reading

  • ^ GenealogyInc, (1999-2005). County Formation Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2005.
  • Commercial Survey Company (2004). Official Street Atlas of Akron Summit and Portage Counties. Commercial Survey Company, Cleveland, Ohio. ISBN 1-879116-56-1.
  • Grant, C.R.; et al. (1891). Illustrated Summit County Ohio. Akron Map & Atlas, Co. LoC 91-077450.
  • ^ County of Summit (2005). TAX YEAR 2004/COLLECTION YEAR 2005 FULL TAX RATE SUMMARY SHEET. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
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