Bazetta Township is one of the twenty-four
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Trumbull County
Trumbull County is a county in the far northeast portion of U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 201,977. Its county seat is Warren, which developed industry along the Mahoning River. Trumbull County is part of the ...
,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, United States. The
2000 census found 6,306 people in the township.
Geography
Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Mecca Township - north
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Johnston Township - northeast corner
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Fowler Township - east
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Vienna Township - southeast corner
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Howland Township - south
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Warren Township - southwest corner
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Champion Township - west
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Bristol Township - northwest corner
Most of the city of
Cortland is located in northeastern Bazetta Township.
Name and history
The etymology of the name Bazetta is uncertain. It is the only Bazetta Township statewide.
Famous inhabitants include Gabby and Jaycob Whitmore
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the G ...
. Accessed April 30, 2009. 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
External links
Official Bazetta Township Website
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Townships in Trumbull County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio