Paris Township is one of the eighteen
townships of
Portage County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2000 census found 1,827 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Windham Township - north
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Braceville Township, Trumbull County - northeast corner
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Newton Township, Trumbull County - east
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Milton Township, Mahoning County - southeast corner
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Palmyra Township - south
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Edinburg Township - southwest corner
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Charlestown Township - west
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Freedom Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Paris Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Wayland lies in the western part of the township.
Formed from the
Connecticut Western Reserve, Paris Township covers an area of . The
Ravenna Training and Logistics Site
James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center is an Ohio Army National Guard military base in the U.S. state of Ohio located between Ravenna and Newton Falls and adjacent to the village of Windham. It was previously known as Camp Ravenna Joi ...
covers the northern part of the township.
Name and history
Paris Township was established around 1810. The community derives its name from
Paris, New York
Paris is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The town is in the southeast part of the county and is south of Utica. The population was 4,411 at the 2010 census. The town was named after an early benefactor, Colonel Isaac Paris.
Hist ...
. Variant names were Parisville and Paris Center. A post office called Parisville was established in 1827, and remained in operation until 1890. Statewide, other Paris Townships are located in
Stark and
Union
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counties.
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. 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
County website
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Townships in Portage County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio