Northfield Center Township is one of the nine townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Summit County

Summit County, Ohio

Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 4,931 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:

• Northfield
  Northfield, Ohio
  Northfield is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,827 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Northfield is located at ....
  
   - north
• Macedonia
  Macedonia, Ohio
  Macedonia is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 11,188 at the 2010 census. Macedonia is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
  
   - northeast
• Hudson
  Hudson, Ohio
  Hudson is a city in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 22,262 at the 2010 census. It is an affluent exurban community and is part of the Akron, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area...
  
   - southeast corner
• Boston Heights
  Boston Heights, Ohio
  Boston Heights is a village in Summit County, Ohio, United States. The population was 1,186 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Akron Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Boston Heights is located at ....
  
   - south
• Boston Township
  Boston Township, Summit County, Ohio
  Boston Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,664 people in the township, 1,062 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest
• Sagamore Hills Township
  Sagamore Hills Township, Summit County, Ohio
  Sagamore Hills Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 9,340 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities:...
  
  - west

Several municipalities are located in what was originally part of Northfield Center Township:

• A small part of the village of Boston Heights, in the southeast
• The village of Northfield, in the north
• Much of the city of Macedonia, in the east

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.

External links

• Township website
• County website