Gustavus Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 834 people in the township.
Geography Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Wayne Township, Ashtabula County - north Williamsfield Township, Ashtabula County - northeast corner Kinsman Township - east Vernon Township - southeast corner Johnston Township - south Mecca Township - southwest corner Greene Township - west Colebrook Township, Ashtabula County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Gustavus Township.
Name and history Gustavus Township was named after Gustavus Storrs, the son of a land agent. It is the only Gustavus 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, 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.
References
External links Official Gustavus Township website County website