Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four

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, United States. The 2000 census found 2,887 people in the township.

History

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

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Geography

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

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: * Southington Township - north * Champion Township - northeast corner * Warren Township - east * Lordstown - southeast corner * Newton Township - south * Paris Township, Portage County - southwest corner * Windham Township, Portage County - west * Nelson Township, Portage County - northwest corner In 1990, the Turnpike Interchange

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DPwas located in Braceville Township; however, this ceased to be a CDP after the 1990 Census. Braceville Township covers an area of . The

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covers the southwest corner of the township.

Communities

* Braceville * Center of the World * Newton Falls * Phalanx, aka Phalanx Mills

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.

Notable people

*Boxer

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, famous for surviving 15 rounds against

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in 1977, grew up in Braceville. * Ted Toles Jr., pitcher and outfielder who played in Negro league baseball and the Minor Leagues, born and raised in Braceville.Ted Toles Obituary
''Ancestry.com''. Retrieved on February 18, 2019. * Emma Rood Tuttle (1839-1916), author

References

External links

County website
{{Authority control Townships in Trumbull County, Ohio 1810s establishments in Ohio Townships in Ohio