Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°10′57″N 80°57′59″W / 41.18250°N 80.96639°W / 41.18250; -80.96639CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyTrumbullGovernment

• TypeTrusteeArea

• Total23.5 sq mi (60.8 km²) • Land23.3 sq mi (60.2 km²) • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

912 ft (278 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total8,618 • Density369.9/sq mi (143.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-55636^[3]GNIS feature ID1087041^[1]

Newton Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,618 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and village:

Braceville Township - north
Warren Township - northeast corner
Lordstown - east
Jackson Township, Mahoning County - southeast corner
Milton Township, Mahoning County - south
Palmyra Township, Portage County - southwest corner
Paris Township, Portage County - west
Windham Township, Portage County - northwest corner

Most of the city of Newton Falls is located in northwestern Newton Township, and the census-designated place of South Canal lies in the township's west.

Name and history

Newton Township was likely named for Newtown, Connecticut soon after its creation in 1806.^[4] It is one of five Newton Townships statewide.^[5]

Newton Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve.

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,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Newton township, Trumbull County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Newton Falls & Newton Township, Ohio History Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine". Newton Falls Public Library. Retrieved November 9, 2009.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.