Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Chester Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Geauga County.
Coordinates: 41°31′53″N 81°20′37″W / 41.53139°N 81.34361°W / 41.53139; -81.34361Coordinates: 41°31′53″N 81°20′37″W / 41.53139°N 81.34361°W / 41.53139; -81.34361
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Geauga
Area
– Total	23.5 sq mi (60.8 km2)
– Land	23.5 sq mi (60.8 km2)
– Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1]	1,220 ft (372 m)
Population (2000)
– Total	10,968
– Density	467.4/sq mi (180.5/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-13988[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086151[1]

Chester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,968 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

• Kirtland - north
• Chardon Township - northeast corner
• Munson Township - east
• Newbury Township - southeast corner
• Russell Township - south
• Hunting Valley - southwest corner
• Gates Mills - west
• Willoughby Hills - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Chester Township, although the census-designated place of Chesterland is located in the township's center.

Name and history

It is one of five Chester Townships statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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. ^ ^{a b} "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
3. ^ Geauga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16. 
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

• County website