Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio

Twinsburg Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,857 people in the township.

Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio
Township
Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio.
Coordinates: 41°17′38″N 81°25′29″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Summit
Area
• Total	8.1 sq mi (21.0 km2)
• Land	8.0 sq mi (20.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,073 ft (327 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	3,857
• Density	482.1/sq mi (185.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	44087 44236
Area code	330
FIPS code	39-78064[3]
GNIS feature ID	1087021[1]
Website	Twinsburg Township

Geography

Twinsburg Township's current area is much smaller than it was originally.^{[citation needed]} It is also discontinuous.

Original boundaries

• Northfield Center Township, to the west
• Bedford Township, Cuyahoga County, to the northwest
• Solon Township, Cuyahoga County, to the north
• Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, to the northeast
• Aurora Township, Portage County, to the east
• Streetsboro Township, to the southeast
• Hudson Township, to the south
• Boston Township, to the southwest

Current boundaries

• Macedonia - west
• Twinsburg - northwest
• Solon - north
• Reminderville - northeast
• Aurora - east
• Hudson - south

Several municipalities occupy what was originally part of Twinsburg Township:

• Part of the city of Macedonia, in the west
• The village of Reminderville, in the northeast
• The city of Twinsburg, in the north and center

Name

It is the only Twinsburg Township statewide. The name of the township comes from the Wilcox brothers, Aaron and Moses, who were twins.^[4]

History

Attempts at merging the city and townships of Twinsburg have not been successful.^{[citation needed]}

Twinsburg Township's land has been in the following counties:

Year	County
1788	Washington
1797	Jefferson
1800	Trumbull
1808	Portage
1840	Summit

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.