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Freedom Township, Portage County, Ohio

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Freedom Township, Portage County, Ohio
Township
Municipalities and townships of Portage County.
Municipalities and townships of Portage County.
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPortage
Area
 • Total23.9 sq mi (62.0 km2)
 • Land23.9 sq mi (62.0 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
Template:GR
1,178 ft (359 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total2,751
 • Density115.0/sq mi (44.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44288
Area code330
FIPS code39-28742Template:GR
GNIS feature ID1086828Template:GR

Freedom Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,751 people in the township.[1]

Geography

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

A small part of the village of Garrettsville was formed from far northeastern Freedom Township.

Formed from Town 4, Range 7 of the Connecticut Western Reserve, Freedom Township covers an area of 24 sq mi.

Name and history

Statewide, other Freedom Townships are located in Henry and Wood Counties.

Government

The result of the first election after the act of creation in the township was as follows: Trustees, Charles H. Paine, Alexander Johnston and Asa Wadsworth; Clerk, Amariah Wheelock; Treasurer, Phineas Spalding; Appraiser, Alexander Johnston; Lister, Benjamin Fenton; Overseers of the Poor, Newell Day and Thomas Johnston; Fence Viewers, Asa Wadsworth and Charles li. Paine; Constable, Charles B. Miller; Supervisors, Phineas Spalding, Thomas Johnston and Amariah Wheelock. C. H. Paine, Alexander Johnston and Asa Wadsworth were the Judges of Election; Amariah Wheelock and Asa Wadsworth were the Clerks of the same. At a subsequent election Ama riah Wheelock was elected Justice of the Peace.[2]

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, [3] 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

  1. ^ Portage County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  2. ^ Book: History of Portage County, Ohio Pg. 453-454
  3. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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