Burton Township, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°28′8″N 81°8′52″W / 41.46889°N 81.14778°W / 41.46889; -81.14778CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyGeaugaArea

• Total24.4 sq mi (63.1 km²) • Land23.8 sq mi (61.7 km²) • Water0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,260 ft (384 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total4,379 • Density180/sq mi (69/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44021

Area code440FIPS code39-10464^[3]GNIS feature ID1086149^[1]Websitewww.burtontownship.org

Burton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,379.

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

Burton Township was established in 1806, and named after Titus Burton, the son of a first settler.^[4] It is the only Burton Township statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a five-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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Burton township, Geauga County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 21.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.