Bazetta Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

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Bazetta Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
Southern end of Mosquito Creek Lake
Southern end of Mosquito Creek Lake
Location of Bazetta Township in Trumbull County
Location of Bazetta Township in Trumbull County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Trumbull
Area
 • Total 24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2)
 • Land 21.0 sq mi (54.4 km2)
 • Water 3.5 sq mi (8.9 km2)
Elevation[1] 955 ft (291 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 6,306
 • Density 300.0/sq mi (115.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44410
Area code(s) 330
FIPS code 39-04444[2]
GNIS feature ID 1087022[1]

Bazetta Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,306 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

Most of the city of Cortland is located in northeastern Bazetta Township.

Name and history

It is the only Bazetta Township statewide.

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,[4] 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.

References

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  3. Trumbull County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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