Hubbard Township is one of the twenty-four

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of Trumbull County,

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, United States. The 2020 census found 12,969 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities: * Brookfield Township – north *

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– northeast *

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– east * Coitsville Township, Mahoning County – south *

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– southwest * Liberty Township – west * Vienna Township – northwest corner The city of Hubbard is located in central Hubbard Township, and the

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s 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

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agent. It is the only Hubbard 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,§503.24§505.01
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. 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.

References

External links

County website
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