NORTHFIELD CENTER TOWNSHIP, SUMMIT COUNTY, OHIO

'Northfield Center Township' is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,931 people in the township.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Name and history

Government

References

External links

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

★ Northfield - north

★ Macedonia - northeast

★ Hudson - southeast corner

★ Boston Heights - south

★ Boston Township - southwest

★ Sagamore Hills Township - west
Several municipalities are located in what was originally part of Northfield Center Township:

★ A small part of the village of Boston Heights, in the southeast

★ The village of Northfield, in the north

★ Much of the city of Macedonia, in the east

Name and history

It is the only Northfield Center 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. Summit County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links

★ Township website

★ County website