Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Trumbull County

Trumbull County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 225,116 people, 89,020 households, and 61,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 365 people per square mile . There were 95,117 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 2,887 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:

• Southington Township
  Southington Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Southington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,817 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - north
• Champion Township
  Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Champion Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,762 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Warren Township
  Warren Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Warren Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,817 people in the township.-Geography:Warren Township is located at 41°14'18" North, 80°48'52" West...
  
   - east
• Lordstown
  Lordstown, Ohio
  Lordstown is a village in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - southeast corner
• Newton Township
  Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Newton Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,524 people in the township, 4,522 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Paris Township, Portage County
  Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Paris Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,827 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Windham Township - north...
  
   - southwest corner
• Windham Township, Portage County
  Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Windham Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,060 people in the township.-Name and history:Named for the town of Windham, Connecticut, it is the only Windham Township statewide....
  
   - west
• Nelson Township, Portage County
  Nelson Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Nelson Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,985 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

A small part of the city of Newton Falls

Newton Falls, Ohio

Newton Falls is a city located within Newton Township in Trumbull County, Ohio in the United States. The population was 5,002 at the 2000 census...

 is located in southern Braceville Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Center of the World

Center of the World, Ohio

Center of the World is an unincorporated community in far eastern Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It consists of several houses and a few retail establishments centered at the crossroads where State Routes 82 and 5 diverge. The community is recognized by the Ohio...

 lies in the township's east. In 1990, the Turnpike Interchange Census-designated place

Census-designated place

A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...

 [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 (64.7 km²).

Name and history

It is the only Braceville Township statewide.

Braceville Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve

Connecticut Western Reserve

The Connecticut Western Reserve was land claimed by Connecticut from 1662 to 1800 in the Northwest Territory in what is now northeastern Ohio.-History:...

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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, 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

Earnie Shavers

Earnie Dee Shaver , better known as Earnie Shavers, is an American former professional boxer and is widely considered along with George Foreman as the hardest punchers of all time...

, famous for surviving 15 rounds against Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is an American former professional boxer, philanthropist and social activist...

in 1977, grew up in Braceville.