Chester Townshipis one of the sixteentownshipsofGeauga County,Ohio,United States. As of the2020 censusthe population was 9,957 .
Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio | |
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 Former Chester Township District School No. 2 | |
 Location of Chester Township in Geauga County | |
| Coordinates:41°31′53″N81°20′37″W/ 41.53139°N 81.34361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Geauga |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.5 sq mi (60.9 km2) |
| • Land | 23.4 sq mi (60.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,957 |
| • Density | 420/sq mi (160/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5(Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4(EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-13988[3] |
| GNISfeature ID | 1086151[1] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
- Kirtland- north
- Chardon Township- northeast corner
- Munson Township- east
- Newbury Township- southeast corner
- Russell Township- south
- Hunting Valley- southwest corner
- Gates Mills- west
- Willoughby Hills- northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Chester Township, although thecensus-designated placeofChesterlandis located in the township's center.
Name and history
editChester Township was established in 1816.[4]
It is one of fiveChester Townships statewide.[5]In the nineteenth century, it was home to theGeauga Seminary,a Free Will Baptist school, whichPresident Garfieldattended.
Government
editThe 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,[6]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.
Notable people
edit- Fordyce R. Melvin,Wisconsin State Assemblyman, farmer, and businessman, was born in the township.[7]
References
edit- ^ab"US Board on Geographic Names".United States Geological Survey.October 25, 2007.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
- ^"Chester township, Geauga County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJuly 4,2023.
- ^"U.S. Census website".United States Census Bureau.RetrievedJanuary 31,2008.
- ^Pioneer and General History of Geauga County: With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men.Historical Society of Geauga County. 1880. p. 98.
- ^"Detailed map of Ohio"(PDF).United States Census Bureau.2000.RetrievedFebruary 16,2007.
- ^Ohio Rev. Code§503.24,Ohio Rev. Code§505.01,andOhio Rev. Code§507.01Retrieved April 30, 2009.
- ^'Wisconsin Blue Book 1979,' Biographical Sketch of Fordyce R. Melvin, pg. 493[failed verification]