Chardon Township, Ohio

Chardon Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Chardon Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Township
	Town Hall
	Location of Chardon Township in Geauga County
	Coordinates: 41°37′8″N 81°15′3″W / 41.61889°N 81.25083°W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Geauga
Area
• Total	22.8 sq mi (59.1 km2)
• Land	22.7 sq mi (58.7 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation	1,289 ft (393 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	4,494
• Density	200/sq mi (76/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44024
Area code	440
FIPS code	39-13561
GNIS feature ID	1086150

Chardon Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,494.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

Concord Township, Lake County - north
Hambden Township - east
Chardon - southeast
Munson Township - south
Chester Township - southwest corner
Kirtland - west
Kirtland Hills - northwest

Chardon, the county seat of Geauga County, borders Chardon Township on the southeast.

Name and history

It is the only Chardon Township statewide.^[4]

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,^[5] 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

Joe Jurevicius, wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns^[6]
Ettore Boiardi, better known as Chef Boyardee

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Chardon township, Geauga County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
^ Warsinskey, Tim (December 16, 1992). "Ohio State Not Among Jurevicius' Final Five". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

External links

County website

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[2] "Chardon township, Geauga County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2023.

[GR2-3] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[4] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[5] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

[6] Warsinskey, Tim (December 16, 1992). "Ohio State Not Among Jurevicius' Final Five". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved February 10, 2009.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Geauga County, Ohio, United States
County seat: Chardon
City	Chardon	Map of Ohio highlighting Geauga County
Villages	Burton Hunting Valley‡ Middlefield South Russell
Townships	Auburn Bainbridge Burton Chardon Chester Claridon Hambden Huntsburg Middlefield Montville Munson Newbury Parkman Russell Thompson Troy
CDPs	Bainbridge Bass Lake Chesterland Parkman
Unincorporated communities	Bostwick Bundysburg Claridon East Claridon Fowlers Mill Fullertown Hampden Huntsburg Materials Park Montville Newbury Center Novelty Popes Corners Russell Center South Newbury South Thompson Thompson Welshfield
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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