Orwell Township is one of the twenty-seven
townships
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of
Ashtabula County
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,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 3,077 people in the township.
Geography
Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Rome Township - north
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New Lyme Township - northeast corner
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Colebrook Township - east
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Greene Township, Trumbull County - southeast corner
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Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County - south
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Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County - southwest corner
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Windsor Township - west
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Hartsgrove Township - northwest corner
The village of
Orwell
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is located in central Orwell Township.
Name and history
It is the only Orwell Township statewide.
The first settler in Orwell Township was former
New York
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resident A.H. Paine, who arrived in 1815. The township was named Leffingwell Township until 1826.
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
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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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Ashtabula County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio