Twinsburg Township, Summit County, Ohio


Twinsburg Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,282 people in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Twinsburg Township's current area is much smaller than it was originally. It is also discontinuous.

Original boundaries

Several municipalities occupy what was originally part of Twinsburg Township:
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:

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. As of 2016, the board was composed of chairman Thomas O. Schmidt, and members Jamey DeFabio and James C. Balogh, and the fiscal officer was Tania Johnson.

Transportation and public services

The township has two zip codes. Much of the township, especially along Twinsburg Road and Old Mill Road, shares the ZIP code 44236 with Hudson and the other is 44087.