Munson Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Munson Township is one of the sixteen townships
of Geauga County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 6,450 people in the township.
Part of the city of Chardon
, the county seat
of Geauga County, is located in northeastern Munson Township.
Munson Township is home to Alpine Valley, one of the few skiing
locations in Ohio.
Munson Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve
. It is township eight, range eight on the map of the Western Reserve.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Geauga County
Geauga County, Ohio
Geauga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,389. It is named for a Native American word meaning "raccoon". The county seat is Chardon...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the 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 enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 6,450 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:- Chardon TownshipChardon Township, Geauga County, OhioChardon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,763 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:...
- north - Hambden TownshipHambden Township, Geauga County, OhioHambden Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,024 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast corner - Claridon TownshipClaridon Township, Geauga County, OhioClaridon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,173 people in the township, 2,801 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-History:...
- east - Burton TownshipBurton Township, Geauga County, OhioBurton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,358 people in the township, 2,908 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast corner - Newbury TownshipNewbury Township, Geauga County, OhioNewbury Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 5,537 people in the township.As of the 2000 census, the center of population in Geauga County was located in northeastern Newbury Township, near Oak Tree Trail.-Geography:Located in the...
- south - Russell TownshipRussell Township, Geauga County, OhioRussell Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,529 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and villages:...
- southwest corner - Chester TownshipChester Township, Geauga County, OhioChester Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,968 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:...
- west - KirtlandKirtland, OhioKirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. The population was 6,670 at the 2000 census. Kirtland is famous for being the early headquarters of the Latter Day Saint movement.-Origins of Kirtland:...
- northwest corner
Part of the city of Chardon
Chardon, Ohio
Chardon is a city in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 5,148 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Geauga County.-History:Chardon is named after Peter Chardon Brooks, who donated land to build the historic Chardon Square....
, the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Geauga County, is located in northeastern Munson Township.
Munson Township is home to Alpine Valley, one of the few skiing
Skiing
Skiing is a recreational activity using skis as equipment for traveling over snow. Skis are used in conjunction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding....
locations in Ohio.
Name and history
It is the only Munson Township statewide.Munson Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve
Connecticut Western Reserve
The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut from 1662 to 1800 in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio.-History:...
. It is township eight, range eight on the map of the Western Reserve.
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, 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
Munson Township is traversed by the following Ohio state and U.S. highways:-
- U.S. Route 322U.S. Route 322U.S. Route 322 is a long, east–west United States Highway, traversing Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. The road is a spur of U.S. Route 22 and one of the original highways from 1926... - - State Route 44
