Burton Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Burton Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Geauga County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Geauga

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 63.2
area_land_km2 = 62.9
area_water_km2 = 0.3
area_total_sq_mi = 24.4
area_land_sq_mi = 24.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4358
population_density_km2 = 69.3
population_density_sq_mi = 179.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 384
elevation_ft = 1260
latd = 41 |latm = 28 |lats = 8 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 8 |longs = 52 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44021
area_code = 440
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blank_info = 39-10464GR|2
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blank1_info = 1086149GR|3
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Burton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,358 people in the township, 2,908 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39055 Geauga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Claridon Township - north
*Huntsburg Township - northeast corner
*Middlefield Township - east
*Parkman Township - southeast corner
*Troy Township - south
*Auburn Township - southwest corner
*Newbury Township - west
*Munson Township - northwest corner

The village of Burton is located in central Burton Township.

Name and history

It is the only Burton Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.geauga.oh.us County website]