Munson Township is one of the sixteen

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Geauga County Geauga County ( ) is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 95,397. The county seat is Chardon. The county is named for an Onondaga or Seneca language word meaning 'raccoon', originally the name of the ...

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, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 6,614.

Geography

Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city: * Chardon Township - north * Hambden Township - northeast corner * Claridon Township - east * Burton Township - southeast corner * Newbury Township - south * Russell Township - southwest corner * Chester Township - west * Kirtland - northwest corner Part of the city of Chardon, the

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of Geauga County, is located in northeastern Munson Township. The

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of Bass Lake is in the northeast part of the township, adjacent to Chardon. Munson Township is home to Alpine Valley, one of the few

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locations in Ohio. The township is also home to four parks: Munson Township Park, Nero Nature Preserve, Town Hall Park and Scenic River Retreat.

Name and history

Munson Township was formed from the

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. It is township eight, range eight on the map of the Western Reserve. Munson was founded in 1816. Many 19th-century buildings are restored and are used as private residences and small businesses, includin
Fowler's Milling Company
and Payne and Payne Builders.

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

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. 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.

Transportation

Munson Township is traversed by the following

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and

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: *

U.S. Route 322 U.S. Route 322 (US 322) is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926. A portion of it at one time was concurrent with ...

* - State Route 44

Notable people

* John Eklund, Ohio state senator

References

External links

Township website
{{authority control Townships in Geauga County, Ohio Townships in Ohio