Mesopotamia Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,404 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: Windsor Township, Ashtabula County - north Orwell Township, Ashtabula County - northeast corner Bloomfield Township - east Bristol Township - southeast corner Farmington Township - south Parkman Township, Geauga County - southwest corner Middlefield Township, Geauga County - west Huntsburg Township, Geauga County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Mesopotamia Township.
Name and history Named after the ancient region of Mesopotamia, it is the only Mesopotamia Township statewide.
Notable people Leander F. Frisby, Wisconsin Attorney General, was born in the township.
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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009. 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.
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External links County website