Northfield Center, Ohio

Northfield Center Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,931 people in the township.GeographyLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships and municipalities: Northfield - northMacedonia - northeastHudson - southeast cornerBoston Heights - southBoston Township - southwestSagamore Hills Township - 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 southeastThe village of Northfield, in the northMuch of the city of Macedonia, in the eastName and historyIt is the only Northfield Center Township statewide.GovernmentThe 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.