Chester Township is one of the sixteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Geauga County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 10,256.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
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Kirtland - north
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Chardon Township - northeast corner
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Munson Township - east
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Newbury Township - southeast corner
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Russell Township - south
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Hunting Valley - southwest corner
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Gates Mills
Gates Mills is a village in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,270 at the 2010 census. Gates Mills is a suburb of Cleveland and was originally part of Mayfield Township.
The village was named for Halsey Gates, the propri ...
- west
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Willoughby Hills
Willoughby Hills is a city in Lake County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9,485 at the 2010 census. A suburb of Cleveland, it is part of the Greater Cleveland Metropolitan Area.
Geography
Willoughby Hills is located at (41.588151, - ...
- northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Chester Township, although the
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, su ...
of
Chesterland is located in the township's center.
Name and history
Chester Township was established in 1816.
It is one of five
Chester Townships statewide. In the nineteenth century, it was home to the
Geauga Seminary
The Geauga Seminary (also known as Western Reserve Labor Seminary) was a Free Will Baptist school in Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio. President James Garfield attended the Seminary.
History
The school was founded in 1842 by the Western Reser ...
, a Free Will Baptist school, which
President Garfield attended.
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
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Fordyce R. Melvin
Fordyce Rust Melvin (July 23, 1832 – January 4, 1915) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician.
Born in Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio, Melvin moved to Cattaraugus County, New York in 1848. In 1851, Melvin moved to Green C ...
, Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and businessman, was born in the township.
['Wisconsin Blue Book 1979,' Biographical Sketch of Fordyce R. Melvin, pg. 493]
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Geauga County, Ohio
Populated places established in 1816
1816 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Ohio