NELSON TOWNSHIP, PORTAGE COUNTY, OHIO

'Nelson Township' is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,985 people in the township.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Name and history

Government

References

External links

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following other townships and municipalities:

★ Parkman Township, Geauga County - north

★ Farmington Township, Trumbull County - northeast corner

★ Southington Township, Trumbull County - east

★ Braceville Township, Trumbull County - southeast corner

★ Windham Township - south

★ Freedom Township - southwest corner

★ Hiram Township - west

★ Troy Township, Geauga County - northwest corner
Most of the village of Garrettsville is located in southwestern Nelson Township.
Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Nelson Township covers an area of 25 mi².

Name and history

It is the only Nelson 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