Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township


Location of Kinsman Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°27′6″N 80°34′50″W / 41.45167°N 80.58056°W / 41.45167; -80.58056Coordinates: 41°27′6″N 80°34′50″W / 41.45167°N 80.58056°W / 41.45167; -80.58056
Country United States
State Ohio
County Trumbull
Area
  Total 26.8 sq mi (69.4 km2)
  Land 26.4 sq mi (68.5 km2)
  Water 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,010 ft (308 m)
Population (2000)
  Total 1,943
  Density 73.5/sq mi (28.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44428
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-40502[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087036[1]

Kinsman Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,943 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Kinsman Township, although two unincorporated communities lie in the township: Farmdale in the southwest, and Kinsman in the south.

Name and history

Kinsman Township was named for a local family of early settlers.[4] It is the only Kinsman Township statewide.[5]

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.

Notable residents

Clarence Darrow was born in Kinsman Township.

References

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