Vernon Township is one of the twenty-four townships

Civil township

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 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

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 found 1,765 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Hartford Township
  Hartford Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Hartford Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,104 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• 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:...
  
   - north
• West Salem Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
  West Salem Township, Pennsylvania
  West Salem Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,565 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 37.0 square miles , of which, 37.0 square miles of it is land and...
  
   - east
• South Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania
  South Pymatuning Township, Pennsylvania
  South Pymatuning Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 21.5 square miles , of which, 19.3 square miles of it is land and 2.1 square miles of it is...
  
   - southeast
• Fowler Township
  Fowler Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Fowler Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,733 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest 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:...
  
   - west
• Gustavus Township
  Gustavus Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Gustavus Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 948 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Vernon Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Burghill

Burghill, Ohio

Burghill is an unincorporated community in southern Vernon Township, Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44404. It lies along State Route 7 north of Hubbard. The community is part of the...

 lies in the southern part of the township.

Name and history

Statewide, other Vernon Townships are located in Clinton

Vernon Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Vernon Township is one of the thirteen townships of Clinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,685 people in the township, 2,188 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township, up from 2,015 in 1990.-Geography:...

 and Crawford

Vernon Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Vernon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Crawford County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 817 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Auburn Township - north...

Counties.

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.