Parkman 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, 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 3,546 people in the township.
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Middlefield Township
  Middlefield Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Middlefield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,418 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• 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:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Farmington Township, Trumbull County
  Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Farmington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,353 people in the township, 1,834 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Southington Township, Trumbull County
  Southington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Southington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,817 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Nelson Township, Portage County
  Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Nelson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,985 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Hiram Township, Portage County
  Hiram Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Hiram Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,296 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following other townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,567 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Burton Township - north...
  
   - west
• Burton Township
  Burton Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Burton 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:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Parkman Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Parkman

Parkman, Ohio

Parkman is a census-designated place in southern Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44080. It lies along U.S. Route 422 at its intersection with State Routes 88, 168, and 528.-External links:*...

 lies in the southern part of the township.
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.