Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio

Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Shalersville Township, Portage County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = Countryside in western Shalersville Township


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map_caption = Location within Portage County.


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

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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 71.5
area_land_km2 = 71.3
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 27.6
area_land_sq_mi = 27.5
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 5976
population_density_km2 = 83.9
population_density_sq_mi = 217.2

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 341
elevation_ft = 1119
latd = 41 |latm = 14 |lats = 44 |latNS = N
longd = 81 |longm = 15 |longs = 37 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 44255, 44266
area_code = 330, 234
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Shalersville Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,976 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39133 Portage County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following other townships and cities:
*Mantua Township - north
*Hiram Township - northeast corner
*Freedom Township - east
*Charlestown Township - southeast corner
*Ravenna Township - south
*Franklin Township - southwest corner
*Streetsboro - west
*Aurora - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Shalersville Township.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Shalersville Township covers an area of 28 sq mi.

Historic population figures

*1960—2,823
*1970—4,967
*1980—5,268
*1990—5,270
*2000—5,976

Name and history

Shalersville gets its name from its original proprietor, General Nathaniel Shaler and was originally known as "Middletown" as Shaler was a native of Middletown, Connecticut. It is the only Shalersville Township statewide. The first settlers, the family of Joel Baker of Tolland County, Connecticut, arrived in 1806 and the township government was organized in 1812. The township was formed from town 4, range 8 of the Connecticut Western Reserve. [cite book |title= History of Portage County Ohio|last= Brown|first= R.C |authorlink= |coauthors= Norris, J.E.|year= 1885, 1972 revision|publisher= Warner, Beers, and Company|location= Chicago, Illinois|isbn= |pages= 552-554]

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.

Transportation

Ohio State Routes 303 and 44 pass through Shalersville and intersect at the middle of the township. The Ohio Turnpike also cuts through Shalersville, and in the 1990s the exit at State Route 44 was added. The Portage County Airport is located in the southern part of the township.

Notable residents

*Bernie Kosar, former Cleveland Browns quarterback.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.portage.oh.us County website]
* [http://www.mantuashalersvillechamber.org/ Mantua-Shalersville Chamber Of Commerce]


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