Champion Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
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.
No municipalities are located in Champion Township, although the census-designated place
of Champion Heights
is located in the township's south.
, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company
. The land that became the township was divided among nine or ten shareholders, one of whom, General Henry Champion, originally owned much of the property and had acquired all of the township land by December 1798. Trumbull County was established in 1800 and the township was named "Champion Township" for the man who owned it.
Henry Champion sold few of the parcels of the land that he owned, hoping to wait for the price to rise from $2.50 an acre to $10.00 an acre. The first permanent settler was William Rutan, who arrived from Pennsylvania in 1806. Over the next two decades, only six more families moved to the township. Henry Champion dies in 1825, with the western half of the township going to his son, Aristarchus Champion and the eastern half to his son-in-law, Henry C. Trumbull. In 1826 both hired a surveyor to sell the land at market price. Champion Township was organized in December 1831.
It is the only Champion Township statewide.
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
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, 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 9,762 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Bristol TownshipBristol Township, Trumbull County, OhioBristol Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,154 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Mecca TownshipMecca Township, Trumbull County, OhioMecca Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,829 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northeast corner - Bazetta TownshipBazetta Township, Trumbull County, OhioBazetta Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,306 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Mecca Township - north...
- east - Howland TownshipHowland Township, Trumbull County, OhioHowland Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Along with Liberty Township, it is one of two urban townships in Trumbull County...
- southeast corner - Warren TownshipWarren Township, Trumbull County, OhioWarren 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...
- south - Braceville TownshipBraceville Township, Trumbull County, OhioBraceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,887 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:...
- southwest corner - Southington TownshipSouthington Township, Trumbull County, OhioSouthington 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:...
- west - Farmington TownshipFarmington Township, Trumbull County, OhioFarmington Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,353 people in the township, 1,834 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Champion Township, although the 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...
of Champion Heights
Champion Heights, Ohio
Champion Heights is a census-designated place in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 4,727 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
is located in the township's south.
History
The land that became Champion Township was originally part of the Connecticut Western ReserveConnecticut 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:...
, then was purchased by the Connecticut Land Company
Connecticut Land Company
The Connecticut Land Company was formed in the late eighteenth century to survey and encourage settlement in the Connecticut Western Reserve, part of the Old Northwest Territory. The Western Reserve is located in Northeast Ohio with its hub being Cleveland. In 1795, the Connecticut Land Company...
. The land that became the township was divided among nine or ten shareholders, one of whom, General Henry Champion, originally owned much of the property and had acquired all of the township land by December 1798. Trumbull County was established in 1800 and the township was named "Champion Township" for the man who owned it.
Henry Champion sold few of the parcels of the land that he owned, hoping to wait for the price to rise from $2.50 an acre to $10.00 an acre. The first permanent settler was William Rutan, who arrived from Pennsylvania in 1806. Over the next two decades, only six more families moved to the township. Henry Champion dies in 1825, with the western half of the township going to his son, Aristarchus Champion and the eastern half to his son-in-law, Henry C. Trumbull. In 1826 both hired a surveyor to sell the land at market price. Champion Township was organized in December 1831.
It is the only Champion Township statewide.