Newton Township is one of the twenty-four townships

Civil township

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 of Trumbull County

Trumbull County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 225,116 people, 89,020 households, and 61,690 families residing in the county. The population density was 365 people per square mile . There were 95,117 housing units at an average density of 154 per square mile...

, 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 9,524 people in the township, 4,522 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and village:

• Braceville Township
  Braceville Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Braceville Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,887 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and village:...
  
   - north
• Warren Township
  Warren Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
  Warren Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 7,817 people in the township.-Geography:Warren Township is located at 41°14'18" North, 80°48'52" West...
  
   - northeast corner
• Lordstown
  Lordstown, Ohio
  Lordstown is a village in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - east
• Jackson Township, Mahoning County
  Jackson Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,167 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Lordstown - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Milton Township, Mahoning County
  Milton Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Milton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,107 people in the township, 2,853 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Palmyra Township, Portage County
  Palmyra Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Palmyra Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,785 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Paris Township, Portage County
  Paris Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Paris Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,827 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Windham Township - north...
  
   - west
• Windham Township, Portage County
  Windham Township, Portage County, Ohio
  Windham Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,060 people in the township.-Name and history:Named for the town of Windham, Connecticut, it is the only Windham Township statewide....
  
   - northwest corner

Most of the city of Newton Falls

Newton Falls, Ohio

Newton Falls is a city located within Newton Township in Trumbull County, Ohio in the United States. The population was 5,002 at the 2000 census...

 is located in northwestern Newton Township, and the census-designated place

Census-designated place

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 of South Canal

South Canal, Ohio

South Canal is a census-designated place in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,346 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 lies in the township's west.

Newton Township covers an area of 25 sq mi.

Name and history

Newton Township was likely named for Newtown, Connecticut

Newtown, Connecticut

Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 27,560 at the 2010 census. Newtown was founded in 1705 and incorporated in 1711.-Government:...

 soon after its creation in 1806. It is one of five Newton Townships statewide

Newton Township, Ohio

Newton Township, Ohio may refer to:*Newton Township, Licking County, Ohio*Newton Township, Miami County, Ohio*Newton Township, Muskingum County, Ohio*Newton Township, Pike County, Ohio*Newton Township, Trumbull County, Ohio...

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Newton Township was formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve

Connecticut Western Reserve

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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.