EDINBURG TOWNSHIP, PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO

Interstate 76 travels through the woods and hills of Edinburg Township.

Municipalities and townships of Portage County.

'Edinburg Township' is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,344 people in the township.[1]

Contents
Geography
Name and history
Government
References
External links

Geography


Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

★ Charlestown Township - north

★ Paris Township - northeast corner

★ Palmyra Township - east

★ Deerfield Township - southeast corner

★ Atwater Township - south

★ Randolph Township - southwest corner

★ Rootstown Township - west

★ Ravenna Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Edinburg Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Edinburg Township covers an area of 24 mi².

Name and history


It is the only Edinburg Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References


1. Portage County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links



★ County website

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