All Topics  
Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio
 
 
  Topics Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio Topic Home

Hambden Township is one of the sixteen townships
Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county . Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy vary based on each U.S....
 of Geauga County
Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County , } is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 90,895. It is List of Ohio county name etymologies for a Indigenous peoples of the Americas word meaning "raccoon"....
, Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
 found 4,024 people in the township.

ted in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

A small part of the city of Chardon
Chardon, Ohio

Chardon is a city in Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,156 at the 2000 Census. The square area caught fire and burned down in the late 1800s in the devastating Chardon fire....
, the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 of Geauga County, is located in southwestern Hambden Township.

ded in 1801 by Dr. Solomon Bond, for whom it was originally named, it is the only Hambden Township statewide.

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.






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio'
Start a new discussion about 'Hambden Township, Geauga County, Ohio'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Hambden Township is one of the sixteen townships
Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to a county . Specific responsibilities and the degree of Wiktionary:autonomy vary based on each U.S....
 of Geauga County
Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County , } is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 90,895. It is List of Ohio county name etymologies for a Indigenous peoples of the Americas word meaning "raccoon"....
, Ohio
Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
, United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
 found 4,024 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • LeRoy Township, Lake County
    LeRoy Township, Lake County, Ohio

    LeRoy Township is one of the five civil township of Lake County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 3,122 people in the township....
     - north
  • Thompson Township
    Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio

    Thompson Township is one of the sixteen civil township of Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 2,383 people in the township....
     - northeast corner
  • Montville Township
    Montville Township, Geauga County, Ohio

    Montville Township is one of the sixteen civil township of Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 1,984 people in the township....
     - east
  • Huntsburg Township
    Huntsburg Township, Geauga County, Ohio

    Huntsburg Township is one of the sixteen civil township of Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 3,297 people in the township....
     - southeast corner
  • Claridon Township
    Claridon Township, Geauga County, Ohio

    Claridon Township is one of the sixteen civil township of Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 3,173 people in the township, 2,801 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township....
     - south
  • Munson Township
    Munson Township, Geauga County, Ohio

    Munson Township is one of the sixteen civil township of Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 6,450 people in the township....
     - southwest corner
  • Chardon Township
    Chardon Township, Geauga County, Ohio

    Chardon Township is one of the sixteen civil township of Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 4,763 people in the township....
     - west
  • Concord Township, Lake County
    Concord Township, Lake County, Ohio

    Concord Township is one of the five civil township of Lake County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The United States Census, 2000 found 15,828 people in the township....
     - northwest


A small part of the city of Chardon
Chardon, Ohio

Chardon is a city in Geauga County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,156 at the 2000 Census. The square area caught fire and burned down in the late 1800s in the devastating Chardon fire....
, the county seat
County seat

A county seat or parish seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there....
 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, 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.

External links