Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio

Hubbard Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 12,969 people in the township.

Hubbard Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
Township
Commercial development at Interstate 80 and State Route 7
Flag Seal
Location of Hubbard Township in Trumbull County
Coordinates: 41°9′54″N 80°34′14″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Trumbull
Area
• Total	24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2)
• Land	24.5 sq mi (63.4 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	951 ft (290 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	12,969
• Density	529.3/sq mi (204.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44425
Area code(s)	234/330
FIPS code	39-36596[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087034[1]

Geography

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

• Brookfield Township – north
• Hermitage, Pennsylvania – northeast
• Shenango Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania – east
• Coitsville Township, Mahoning County – south
• Youngstown – southwest
• Liberty Township – west
• Vienna Township – northwest corner

The city of Hubbard is located in central Hubbard Township, and the census-designated places of Maplewood Park and Masury are located in the township's south and northeast respectively.

Name and history

Hubbard Township was established around 1806, deriving its name from Nehemiah Hubbard Jr., a Connecticut Land Company agent.^[4] It is the only Hubbard Township statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.