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Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Coordinates: 41°22′41″N 81°3′1″W / 41.37806°N 81.05028°W / 41.37806; -81.05028
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Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio
Location of Parkman Township in Geauga County
Location of Parkman Township in Geauga County
Coordinates: 41°22′41″N 81°3′1″W / 41.37806°N 81.05028°W / 41.37806; -81.05028
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyGeauga
Area
 • Total27.0 sq mi (69.9 km2)
 • Land26.8 sq mi (69.5 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation1,198 ft (365 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,446
 • Density160/sq mi (64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44080
Area code440
FIPS code39-59948[2]
GNIS feature ID1086159[1]

Parkman Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 4,446,[3] up from 4,136 at the previous census.[4]

According to the 2020 "ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles", 37.4% of the township's population spoke only English, while 62.6 spoke an "other [than Spanish] Indo-European language"[3] (basically Pennsylvania German/German).

History

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Named for Samuel Parkman,[5] an agent with the Connecticut Land Company, it is the only Parkman Township statewide.[6]

Geography

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Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Parkman Township, although the unincorporated community of Parkman lies in the southern part of the township.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20003,546
20104,13616.6%
20204,4467.5%
U.S. Censuses 2000,[7] 2010,[4]
and 2020[3]

Government

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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,[8] 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 people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Parkman Township, Geauga County, Ohio". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Parkman township, Geauga County, Ohio (revision of 12-05-2012)". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 13, 2017.[dead link]
  5. ^ Pioneer and General History of Geauga County: With Sketches of Some of the Pioneers and Prominent Men. Historical Society of Geauga County. 1880. p. 674.
  6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ^ Geauga County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2013-12-02 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  8. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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