Copley Township, Ohio | |
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 Location inSummit County and the state ofOhio. | |
| Coordinates:41°6′N81°38′W / 41.100°N 81.633°W /41.100; -81.633 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Summit |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.8 sq mi (53.8 km2) |
| • Land | 20.4 sq mi (52.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 18,403 |
| • Density | 901/sq mi (347.9/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44321 |
| Area code | 330 |
| FIPS code | [3] |
| GNIS feature ID | [1] |
| Website | Township website |
Copley Township is one of the ninetownships ofSummit County,Ohio, United States. The2020 census found 18,403 people in the township.[4]
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
Several populated places are located in Copley Township:
Parts of the original Copley Township are now in Akron or Fairlawn.
A formerly rural township located west of thecounty seat ofAkron, Copley Township has become increasinglysuburban over the last few decades.
It is the only Copley Township statewide.[5]
Copley was originally called Greenfield, after Gardiner Green (son-in-law of painterJohn Singleton Copley[6]), who owned a large portion of the township. Later on he changed the name to Copley, the maiden name of his wife.[7]
Fairlawn was founded as a hamlet in Copley in 1891 when theNorthern Ohio Railway was built. As of 1908 it had a mill, general store, a blacksmith, and other businesses.[8]
On August 7, 2011, aseries of shootings occurred in Copley Township which resulted in the deaths of 7 people, and the injury of another. The perpetrator, Michael E. Hance, was shot and killed by rifle by Copley Township police officer Ben Campbell, who received the call while off-duty.
Copley Township's economy is based on severalstrip malls,chemical plants, andagricultural businesses. The rest of the township is dotted with farms and subdivisions.[citation needed]
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,[9] 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.
The school system in the township is shared withFairlawn and has a set of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school,Copley High School.[citation needed]
In 1990, Copley Square Plaza was designated a superfund site aftertetrachloroethylene and other contaminates from a dry cleaners were found in the soil.[10]
When the Northern Ohio Railroad was built, in 1891, it gave Copley an outlet, and was the means of starting a new hamlet -- Fairlawn, which now boasts a mill, general store, smithy, etc.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |