- Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio
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Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Geauga County.
Coordinates: 41°28′8″N 81°20′58″W / 41.46889°N 81.34944°WCoordinates: 41°28′8″N 81°20′58″W / 41.46889°N 81.34944°W Country United States State Ohio County Geauga Area – Total 19.3 sq mi (49.9 km2) – Land 19.2 sq mi (49.7 km2) – Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) Elevation[1] 1,086 ft (331 m) Population (2000) – Total 5,529 – Density 288.1/sq mi (111.2/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 44072 Area code(s) 440 FIPS code 39-69232[2] GNIS feature ID 1086160[1] Russell Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,529 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and villages:
- Chester Township - north
- Munson Township - northeast corner
- Newbury Township - east
- Auburn Township - southeast corner
- Bainbridge Township - south
- Chagrin Falls - southwest, south of Chagrin Falls Township
- Chagrin Falls Township - southwest, north of Chagrin Falls
- Moreland Hills - west, south of Hunting Valley
- Hunting Valley - west, north of Moreland Hills
- Gates Mills - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Russell Township: part of Hunting Valley in the northwest, and South Russell in the south.
Name and history
It is the only Russell Township statewide.[4] Another name for the area is Novelty, from the name of the post office located in the township.[5][6][7]
The first five inhabitants — Gideon Russell and his family, who came in 1818 — settled on what today is Chillicothe Road (History 306). In 1827 the township was named Russell, although it had been previously known as the West Woods by neighboring communities. In April of that year the people elected John Lowry, Clark Robinson, and Gideon Russell as their first township trustees. It was Robinson that created the first framed building and started the first store.
Economy
Russell is the home of ASM International, formerly known as the American Society for Metals, whose headquarters is marked by a gigantic geodesic dome, visited by Buckminster Fuller upon its completion.
Nearly all of the non-incorporated parts of the township are served in education by the West Geauga district (South Russell village and a small part of the rest is covered by the Chagrin Falls district.) In private education, Laurel School has a "Butler Campus" on Fairmount Rd. (originally named Fairmount Campus for its location), which has a lodge, pavilion, tree house, residence, and adventure course.
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,[8] 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.
Transportation
Major roads include State Route 306 and State Route 87.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Geauga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "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.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Novelty, Ohio
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Novelty Post Office, Ohio
- ^ Novelty Post Office Location. United States Postal Service. Retrieved on 2011-04-27.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- A Pioneer and General History of Geauga County, 1880.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Geauga County, Ohio City 
Villages Aquilla | Burton | Hunting Valley‡ | Middlefield | South Russell
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Geauga County, Ohio
- Populated places established in 1818
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