Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Hambden Township, Geauga County, 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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area_total_km2 = 58.3
area_land_km2 = 58.2
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 22.5
area_land_sq_mi = 22.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4024
population_density_km2 = 69.1
population_density_sq_mi = 179.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 397
elevation_ft = 1302
latd = 41 |latm = 36 |lats = 14 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 9 |longs = 19 |longEW = W

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Hambden Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,024 people in 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 northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*LeRoy Township, Lake County - north
*Thompson Township - northeast corner
*Montville Township - east
*Huntsburg Township - southeast corner
*Claridon Township - south
*Munson Township - southwest corner
*Chardon Township - west
*Concord Township, Lake County - northwest

A small part of the city of Chardon, the county seat of Geauga County, is located in southwestern Hambden Township.

Name and history

Founded in 1801 by Dr. Solomon Bond, for whom it was originally named,fact|date=September 2007 it is the only Hambden 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]