Burton Township is one of the sixteen
townships
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of
Geauga County
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,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 4,419,
of whom 2,964 lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Claridon Township - north
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Huntsburg Township - northeast corner
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Middlefield Township - east
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Parkman Township - southeast corner
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Troy Township - south
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Auburn Township - southwest corner
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Newbury Township - west
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Munson Township - northwest corner
The village of
Burton is located in central Burton Township.
Name and history
Burton Township was established in 1806, and named after Titus Burton, the son of a first settler. It is the only Burton Township statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a five-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 4/30/2009. 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
Burton Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Geauga County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio