Farmington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census recorded 2,353 people in the township, 1,834 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Farmington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
Location of Farmington Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°23′18″N 80°57′26″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Trumbull
Area
• Total	27.5 sq mi (71.2 km2)
• Land	27.5 sq mi (71.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation [1]	853 ft (260 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,353
• Density	85.7/sq mi (33.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-26684[2]
GNIS feature ID	1087028[1]

Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Mesopotamia Township - north
• Bloomfield Township - northeast corner
• Bristol Township - east
• Champion Township - southeast corner
• Southington Township - south
• Nelson Township, Portage County - southwest corner
• Parkman Township, Geauga County - west
• Middlefield Township, Geauga County - northwest corner

The village of West Farmington is located in northwestern Farmington Township.

Name and history

It is the only Farmington Township statewide.[4]

Education

School-age children from Farmington and Bristol townships attend the Bristol school system in Bristolville.

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 1 April f 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.

References

External links

• County website