Kingsville Township is one of the twenty-seven townships

Civil township

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 of Ashtabula County

Ashtabula County, Ohio

Ashtabula County is the northeasternmost county in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 101,497, its county seat is Jefferson. The county is named for a Native American word meaning "river of many fish"....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,847 people in the township.

Geography

Located on the northeastern edge of the county along Lake Erie

Lake Erie

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, it borders the following townships and city:

• Conneaut
  Conneaut, Ohio
  As of the census of 2000, there were 12,485 people, 5,038 households, and 3,410 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.4 people per square mile . There were 5,710 housing units at an average density of 216.5 per square mile...
  
   - northeast
• Monroe Township
  Monroe Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Monroe Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,268 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northeastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - southeast
• Sheffield Township
  Sheffield Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Sheffield Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,491 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Plymouth Township
  Plymouth Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Plymouth Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,081 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Ashtabula Township
  Ashtabula Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio
  Ashtabula Township is one of the twenty-seven townships of Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 23,239 people in the township, 6,371 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

The Canadian

Canada

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 province of Ontario

Ontario

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 lies across Lake Erie to the north.

The northern part of Kingsville Township is occupied by the village of North Kingsville

North Kingsville, Ohio

North Kingsville is a village in Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,658 at the 2000 census.-Geography:North Kingsville is located at ....

, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Kingsville

Kingsville, Ohio

Kingsville is a census-designated place in central Kingsville Township, Ashtabula County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44048...

 lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Kingsville Township statewide. The township was named for a resident of Conneaut

Conneaut, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,485 people, 5,038 households, and 3,410 families residing in the city. The population density was 473.4 people per square mile . There were 5,710 housing units at an average density of 216.5 per square mile...

 named King, who paid early settlers four gallon

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s of whiskey to name the township for him.

The first settler in Kingsville Township was Eldad Harrington, a hunter who arrived in 1803. Two years later, he was followed by former Massachusetts

Massachusetts

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resident Walter Fobes.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. Currently, the board is composed of chairman Doug Reed and members Dennis Huey and Charles Page.