Bath Township, Summit County, Ohio
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Bath Township is one of nine townships in Summit County, Ohio. The 2000 census found 9,635 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Bath is located in the western part of Summit county.
- Bath Township contains part of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, which main attraction is the Hale Farm & Village, a historical community set in the 1800s.
History
The township was first known as Wheatfield when surveyed in 1808. It was later changed to Hammondsburgh after Jason Hammond, who settled there in 1810. The name was then changed to Bath in 1818.
Demographics
As of the 2000 census, there were 9,635 people, 3,506 households, and 2,814 families residing in the township.
The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.06. (Extension Data Center)The median income for a household in the township is $88,899, and the median income for a family is $99,202.
Government
The township is governed by a non-partisan 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. Major court cases are handled by the Summit County court system and minor ones by the Akron Municipal Court.
Bath Township has its own police and fire departments.
Transportation
Bath Township has easy access to Interstate 77
There are two state highways in Bath: State Route 18 follows the western part of the township, and State Route 21 shares Interstate 77 on a mostly north-south path through the township. (Commercial Survey Company, 2004)
Education
Most of Bath Township is in the Revere Local School District, with part of the township being in the Copley-Fairlawn City School District. The portion that is in the Revere district is also in the Cuyahoga Valley Joint Vocational School District. (Summit County Fiscal Officer, 2005). Old Trail School, an independent co-ed day school is situated in Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
Notable residents
- Jeffrey Dahmer, serial killer
- LeBron James, basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers[7]
- Michael Connell, high-level Republican consultant
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Summit County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Bath Township Administration Contact Information, Bath Township, 2007. Accessed 2007-08-16.
- ^ Bath Nature Preserve
- ^ a b Bath Nature Preserve
- ^ Cav's James in midst of building home fit for king ESPN.com, 2007-03-28. Accessed 2007-03-30.