Orwell Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
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Orwell Township is one of the twenty-seven townships
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 Ashtabula County
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Ashtabula County is the northeasternmost county in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 101,497, its county seat is Jefferson. The county is named for a Native American word meaning "river of many fish"....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 2,830 people in the township, 1,311 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Rome Township
    Rome Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Rome Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,568 people in the township, 919 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • New Lyme Township
    New Lyme Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    New Lyme Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,072 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • Colebrook Township
    Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Colebrook Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 887 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Greene Township, Trumbull County
    Greene Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Greene Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 986 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County
    Bloomfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Bloomfield Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,097 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County
    Mesopotamia Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Mesopotamia Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,051 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest corner
  • Windsor Township
    Windsor Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Windsor Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,932 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Hartsgrove Township
    Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Hartsgrove Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,395 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest corner


The village of Orwell
Orwell, Ohio
Orwell is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,519 at the 2000 census. It is the birthplace of General Adna Chaffee, and of Russell Allen, as of 2006 the oldest living American Olympic cyclist....

 is located in central Orwell Township.

Name and history

It is the only Orwell Township statewide.

The first settler in Orwell Township was former New York
New York
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resident A. H. Paine, who arrived in 1815.

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. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Thomas Prusinski and members Mark Hart and Mark Stackhouse.
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