Braceville Township, Ohio
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Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,467 people in the township.
History
Braceville Township was established in the 1810s, and named after Jonathan Brace, a land agent.[1] It is the only Braceville Township statewide.
Braceville Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:
- Southington Township - north
- Champion Township - northeast corner
- Warren Township - east
- Lordstown - southeast corner
- Newton Township - south
- Paris Township, Portage County - southwest corner
- Windham Township, Portage County - west
- Nelson Township, Portage County - northwest corner
In 1990, the Turnpike Interchange Census-designated place [CDP] was located in Braceville Township; however, this ceased to be a CDP after the 1990 Census.
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Communities
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,[2] 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.
Notable people
- Boxer Earnie Shavers, famous for surviving 15 rounds against Muhammad Ali in 1977, grew up in Braceville.[3]
- Ted Toles Jr., pitcher and outfielder who played in Negro league baseball and the Minor Leagues, born and raised in Braceville.[4]
- Emma Rood Tuttle (1839-1916), author
References
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- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
- ↑ Notable People in Mahoning County History Template:Webarchive, Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County, 2007. Accessed June 7, 2007.
- ↑ Ted Toles Obituary. Ancestry.com. Retrieved on February 18, 2019.
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