Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township

Location of Hubbard Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°9′54″N 80°34′14″W / 41.16500°N 80.57056°W / 41.16500; -80.57056Coordinates: 41°9′54″N 80°34′14″W / 41.16500°N 80.57056°W / 41.16500; -80.57056
Country United States
State Ohio
County Trumbull
Area
 • Total 24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2)
 • Land 24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 951 ft (290 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 14,304
 • Density 584.0/sq mi (225.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44425
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-36596[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087034[1]

Hubbard Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,304 people in the township, 6,020 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:

The city of Hubbard is located in central Hubbard Township, and the census-designated places of Maplewood Park and Masury are located in the township's south and northeast respectively.

Name, history, communities

Hubbard Township was established around 1806, deriving its name from Nehemiah Huubard, Jr., a Connecticut Land Company agent.[4] It is the only Hubbard Township statewide.[5] The township also includes the CDP of Maplewood Park and part of the CDP of Masury.

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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Trumbull County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 62-63.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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