Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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Thompson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,144.[3]
Thompson Township, Geauga County, Ohio | |
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Location of Thompson Township in Geauga County | |
| Coordinates: 41°40′28″N 81°3′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Geauga |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2) |
| • Land | 25.5 sq mi (66.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,250 ft (381 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,144 |
| • Density | 89/sq mi (34.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44086 |
| Area code | 440 |
| FIPS code | 39-76628[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086161[1] |
| Website | thompsonohio |
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Madison Township, Lake County – north
- Harpersfield Township, Ashtabula County – northeast corner
- Trumbull Township, Ashtabula County – east
- Hartsgrove Township, Ashtabula County – southeast corner
- Montville Township – south
- Hambden Township – southwest corner
- LeRoy Township, Lake County – west
No municipalities are located in Thompson Township. The township contains the unincorporated community of Thompson.
Thompson Township is the location of the Thompson Ledges landform.[4][5]
Name and history
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,[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.
Communications
Notable people
Charles Martin Hall inventor of the modern process of aluminum production and founder of Alcoa.