Twinsburg Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,857 people in the township.
Geography Twinsburg Township's current area is much smaller than it was originally. 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.
History Attempts at merging the city and townships of Twinsburg have not been successful.
Twinsburg Township's land has been in the following counties:
Year County 1788 Washington 1797 Jefferson 1800 Trumbull 1808 Portage 1840 Summit
Demographics 2020 census +Twinsburg Township racial composition Race Number Percentage White (NH) 2,013 52.2% Black or African American (NH) 1,225 31.8% Native American (NH) 3 0.08% Asian (NH) 251 6.51% Pacific Islander (NH) 5 0.13% Other/mixed 261 6.77% Hispanic or Latino 99 2.57%
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.
References
Further reading GenealogyInc, (1999-2005). County Formation Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2005.
County of Summit (2005). TAX YEAR 2004/COLLECTION YEAR 2005 FULL TAX RATE SUMMARY SHEET. Retrieved June 18, 2005.
External links Township website County website