Charlestown Township is one of the eighteen
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
Portage County,
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 1,735 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Freedom Township - north
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Windham Township - northeast corner
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Paris Township - east
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Palmyra Township - southeast corner
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Edinburg Township - south
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Rootstown Township - southwest corner
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Ravenna Township - west
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Shalersville Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Charlestown Township.
Formed from the
Connecticut Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was a portion of land claimed by the Colony of Connecticut and later by the state of Connecticut in what is now mostly the northeastern region of Ohio. The Reserve had been granted to the Colony under the terms of ...
, Charlestown Township covers an area of . Much of the township, however, is occupied by state and federal installations.
Camp Ravenna Joint Military Training Center
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 ...
, created in 1941, covers most of the northern half of the township, while
West Branch State Park
West Branch State Park is a public recreation area located east of Ravenna, Ohio, on the west branch of the Mahoning River. The park encompasses more than of land and of water mainly in Charlestown Township, Portage County, Ohio, Charlestown, E ...
and the Michael J. Kirwan reservoir, opened in 1966, occupies much of the southern half.
Name and history
Charlestown Township was organized in 1814 and is the only Charlestown Township statewide. A post office called Charlestown was established in 1820, and remained in operation until 1904.
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
County website
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Townships in Portage County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio