Kinsman Township is one of the twenty-four
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, C ...
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
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, United States. The
2000 census found 1,943 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County - north
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West Shenango Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania - northeast
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Greene Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Greene Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. At the 2020 census, the township population was 1,051, down from 1,091 in 2010.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total are ...
- east
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West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - southeast
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Vernon Township - south
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Johnston Township - southwest corner
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Gustavus Township - west
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Wayne Township, Ashtabula County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Kinsman Township, although two
unincorporated communities
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lie in the township:
Farmdale in the southwest, and
Kinsman in the south.
Name and history
Kinsman Township was named for a local family of early settlers. It is the only Kinsman 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 Ge ...
. 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.
Notable residents
Clarence Darrow
Clarence Seward Darrow (; April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American lawyer who became famous in the early 20th century for his involvement in the Leopold and Loeb murder trial and the Scopes "Monkey" Trial. He was a leading member of t ...
was born in Kinsman Township.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Trumbull County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio