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Northfield Center Township, Summit County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

41°17′45″N 81°31′46″W / 41.29583°N 81.52944°W / 41.29583; -81.52944CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountySummitArea

• Total5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²) • Land5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²) • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)Elevation

^[1]

971 ft (296 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total5,597 • Density1,100/sq mi (410/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44067

Area code330FIPS code39-56490^[3]GNIS feature ID1087011^[1]

Northfield Center Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,597 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

Northfield - north
Macedonia - northeast
Hudson - southeast corner
Boston Heights - south
Boston Township - southwest
Sagamore Hills Township - west

Several municipalities are located in what was originally part of Northfield Center Township:

A small part of the village of Boston Heights, in the southeast
The village of Northfield, in the north
Much of the city of Macedonia, in the east

Name and history

It is the only Northfield Center Township statewide.^[4]

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.

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Northfield Center township, Summit County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.