Auburn Township is one of the sixteen
townships of
Geauga County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 6,574.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
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Newbury Township - north
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Burton Township - northeast corner
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Troy Township - east
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Hiram Township, Portage County - southeast corner
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Mantua Township, Portage County - south
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Aurora
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also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly observed in high-latitude regions (around the Arc ...
- southwest corner
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Bainbridge Township - west
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Russell Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Auburn Township.
Name and history
Statewide, other Auburn Townships are located in
Crawford and
Tuscarawas counties. Auburn Township was founded by the Bradley and Snow families of
South Newbury,
New Hampshire
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.
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 person
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Clayton E. Crafts, Speaker of the
Illinois House of Representatives
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and lawyer, was born in Auburn Township.
[The Chicago Law Times,' volume II, Catharine V. White editor, C. V. White Company, Chicago, Illinois: 1888, Biographical Sketch of Clayton E. Crafts, pg. 381-383]
References
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Geauga County, Ohio
Populated places established in 1814
Townships in Ohio