Hartsgrove Township is one of the twenty-seven
townships
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of
Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County ( ) is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 97,574. The county seat is Jefferson, while its largest city is Ashtabula. The county was created in 1808 and later organ ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,624 people in the township.
Geography
Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Trumbull Township - north
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Morgan Township - northeast corner
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Rome Township - east
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Orwell Township - southeast corner
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Windsor Township - south
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Huntsburg Township, Geauga County - southwest corner
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Montville Township, Geauga County - west
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Thompson Township, Geauga County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Hartsgrove Township.
Name and history
Hartsgrove Township was organized in 1830. It was named for Richard W. Hart, an early settler in the area and native of
Connecticut
Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...
.
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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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. Currently, the members of the board are Bruce Gottron, Paul Hall, and Robert Williams.[Ashtabula County, Ohio](_blank)
Ashtabula County, 2007. Accessed 2007-05-28.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio
1830 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1830
Townships in Ohio