Huntsburg 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
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,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2010 census the population was 3,645,
up from 3,297 at the 2000 census.
Huntsburg is home to a sizable
Amish
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community that is part of the
Middlefield settlement, the fourth largest in the world.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Montville Township - north
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Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County - northeast corner
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Windsor Township, Ashtabula County - east
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Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County - southeast corner
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Middlefield Township - south
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Burton Township - southwest corner
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Claridon Township - west
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Hambden Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Huntsburg Township.
Name and history
Huntsburg Township was established in 1821. The township was named for Dr. Eben Hunt, an original owner of the land. It is the only Huntsburg Township statewide.
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 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
Huntsburg Township official websiteCounty website
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Townships in Geauga County, Ohio
Amish in Ohio
Townships in Ohio