Burton Township is one of the sixteen townships

Civil township

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 of Geauga County

Geauga County, Ohio

Geauga County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 93,389. It is named for a Native American word meaning "raccoon". The county seat is Chardon...

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,358 people in the township, 2,908 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Claridon Township
  Claridon Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Claridon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,173 people in the township, 2,801 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-History:...
  
   - north
• Huntsburg Township
  Huntsburg Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Huntsburg Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,297 people in the township. The township is the home of the Indian Hill Observatory, owned by the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society....
  
   - northeast corner
• Middlefield Township
  Middlefield Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Middlefield Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,418 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Parkman Township
  Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Parkman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,546 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Troy Township
  Troy Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,567 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Burton Township - north...
  
   - south
• Auburn Township
  Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Auburn Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,158 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Newbury Township
  Newbury Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Newbury Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 5,537 people in the township.As of the 2000 census, the center of population in Geauga County was located in northeastern Newbury Township, near Oak Tree Trail.-Geography:Located in the...
  
   - west
• Munson Township
  Munson Township, Geauga County, Ohio
  Munson Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,450 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the north central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - northwest corner

The village of Burton

Burton, Ohio

Burton is a village in Geauga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2000 census.-History:Burton was founded in 1798 and is Geauga County's oldest settlement...

is located in central Burton Township.

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.