Weathersfield Township is one of the twenty-four
townships of
Trumbull County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 24,689 people in the township.>
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
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Howland Township - north
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Vienna Township - northeast corner
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Liberty Township - east
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Youngstown
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- southeast corner
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Austintown Township, Mahoning County - south
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Jackson Township, Mahoning County - southwest corner
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Lordstown - west
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Warren Township - northwest
Several populated places are located in Weathersfield Township:
*Much of the city of
Niles, in the north
*The village of
McDonald, in the east
*The
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counte ...
of
Hilltop, in the east
*Part of the census-designated place of
Mineral Ridge, in the south
Name and history
It is the only Weathersfield Township statewide. It was named after
Wethersfield, Connecticut.
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 April 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 Trumbull County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio