Gustavus Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
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Gustavus 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
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 948 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Wayne Township, Ashtabula County
    Wayne Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Wayne Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 653 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southwestern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County
    Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Williamsfield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,683 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • Kinsman Township
    Kinsman Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Kinsman Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,943 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Vernon Township
    Vernon Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Vernon Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,765 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast corner
  • Johnston Township
    Johnston Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Johnston Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,040 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Mecca Township
    Mecca Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Mecca 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:...

     - southwest corner
  • Greene Township
    Greene Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
    Greene Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 986 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County
    Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
    Colebrook Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 887 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the southern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

    - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Gustavus 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.
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