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Copley Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 13,641 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
Several populated places are located in Copley Township:
A formerly rural township located west of the county seat of Akron, Copley Township has become increasingly suburban over the last few decades.
Name and history
It is the only Copley Township statewide.
Purchased by William Gardiner in 1807, Copley was originally named Greenfield. The area was first settled by Jonah Turner in 1814 and became a township in 1819. The name Copley was given to the area in honor of William Gardiner's father-in-law John Singleton Copley.[4]
In 1980, the Northeastern section of Copley voted to separate and form the Village of Fairlawn.[5]
Economy
A typical scene on the western border of Copley Township.
Copley Township's economy is based on several strip malls, chemical plants, and agricultural businesses. The rest of the township is dotted with farms and subdivisions.[citation needed]
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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
Notable natives and residents
Education
The school system in the township is shared with Fairlawn and has a set of three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, having two state championships in sports: men's soccer (1994) and men's golf (2003).[citation needed]
Superfund
In 1990, Copley Square Plaza was designated a superfund site after tetrachloroethylene (PCE) and other contaminates from a dry cleaners were found in the soil.[6]
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