Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
| Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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The John Wesley Mason Gothic Cottage, a historic site in the township | |
 Location of Braceville Township in Trumbull County | |
| Coordinates: 41°13′45″N 80°57′13″W / 41.22917°N 80.95361°WCoordinates: 41°13′45″N 80°57′13″W / 41.22917°N 80.95361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Trumbull |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.3 sq mi (60.4 km2) |
| • Land | 23.2 sq mi (60.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 899 ft (274 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 2,887 |
| • Density | 124.5/sq mi (48.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44444 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-08056[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087024[1] |
Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,887 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:
- Southington Township - north
- Champion Township - northeast corner
- Warren Township - east
- Lordstown - southeast corner
- Newton Township - south
- Paris Township, Portage County - southwest corner
- Windham Township, Portage County - west
- Nelson Township, Portage County - northwest corner
A small part of the city of Newton Falls is located in southern Braceville Township, and the unincorporated community of Center of the World lies in the township's east. In 1990, the Turnpike Interchange Census-designated place [CDP] was located in Braceville Township; however, this ceased to be a CDP after the 1990 Census.
Braceville Township covers an area of 25 sq mi (65 km2). The Ravenna Training and Logistics Site covers the southwest corner of the township.
Name and history
Braceville Township was established in the 1810s, and named after Jonathan Brace, a land agent.[4] It is the only Braceville Township statewide.
Braceville Township was formed from the Connecticut 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,[5] 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 residents
Boxer Earnie Shavers, famous for surviving 15 rounds against Muhammad Ali in 1977, grew up in Braceville.[6]
References
- 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Trumbull County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 17.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ↑ Notable People in Mahoning County History Archived November 29, 2006, at the Wayback Machine., Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 2007. Accessed 2007-06-07.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |