Boston Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States, about 15 miles (24 km) north of Akron and 23 miles (37 km) south of Cleveland. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area. The 2020 census found 1,401 people in the township.
Boston Township | |
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 View of Cuyahoga Valley National Park in northern Boston Township | |
 Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio. | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′4″N 81°33′39″W / 41.23444°N 81.56083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Summit |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.7 sq mi (51.0 km2) |
| • Land | 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,401 |
| • Density | 71.5/sq mi (27.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-07776[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086996[1] |
| Website | Boston Township |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:
- Sagamore Hills Township - north
- Northfield Center Township - northeast
- Boston Heights - northeast, south of Northfield Center Township
- Hudson - east
- Stow - southeast corner
- Cuyahoga Falls - south
- Bath Township - southwest
- Richfield Township - west
- Brecksville - northwest
Two villages are located in Boston Township: most of Boston Heights, in the northeast, and Peninsula, in the center. Peninsula is still part of the township but Boston Heights is separate[1]. Cuyahoga Falls annexed an area along State Road and Northfield Center has the Brandywine area due to annexation when Northfield Center was part of Northfield Village [2].
It occupies most of survey Town 4, Range 11 in the Connecticut Western Reserve.
Name
editNamed by James Stanford after Boston, Massachusetts,[4] it is the only Boston Township statewide.
History
editThe Hopewell Culture inhabited the area by ~200AD and constructed the Everett Mound near Everett.[5]
Boston Township was established in 1811.[6] Boston Township's land has been in the following counties:[3]
| Year | County |
|---|---|
| 1788 | Washington |
| 1797 | Jefferson |
| 1800 | Trumbull |
| 1808 | Portage |
| 1840 | Summit |
Government
editThe 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,[7] 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.
Transportation
editHighways
editBoston Township is served by Interstate 271, which has an exit onto State Route 303 at the border with Richfield Township, and by State Route 303, which goes east–west through the middle of the township. The Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80) passes through the township without any exits.[4]
Education
editSchooling for the township is provided by Woodridge Local School District.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Boston township, Summit County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Perrin, William Henry (1881). History of Summit County: With an Outline Sketch of Ohio. Baskin & Battey. p. 535.
- ^ Brose, David (January 1974). "The Everett Knoll: A Late Hopewellian Site in Northeastern Ohio". Ohio Journal of Science. 74 (1).
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
Further reading
edit- ^ Author unknown, (1999-2005). County Formation Maps. Retrieved May 2, 2005.
- ^ * Commercial Survey Company (2004). Official Street Atlas of Akron Summit and Portage Counties. Commercial Survey Company, Cleveland, Ohio. ISBN 1-879116-56-1.
- ^ drelocation.com (2000). Welcome to Sagamore Hills, Ohio. Retrieved May 5, 2005.
- ^ Extension Data Center, Dept of HCRD, The Ohio State University Ohio County Profiles[permanent dead link]. Retrieved May 4, 2005.
- ^ Grant, C.R.; et al. (1891). Illustrated Summit County Ohio. Akron Map & Atlas, Co. LoC 91-077450.
- ^ County of Summit (2005). TAX YEAR 2004/COLLECTION YEAR 2005 FULL TAX RATE SUMMARY SHEET. Retrieved June 18, 2005.