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Boston Township
View of Cuyahoga Valley National Park in northern Boston Township
View of Cuyahoga Valley National Park in northern Boston Township
Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio.
Location in Summit County and the state of Ohio.
Country United States
State Ohio
County Summit
Area
 • Total 19.7 sq mi (51.0 km2)
 • Land 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation
958 ft (292 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 1,401
 • Density 71.5/sq mi (27.6/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-07776
GNIS feature ID 1086996
Website Boston Township

Boston Township is one of the nine townships of Summit County, Ohio, United States, about 15 miles north of Akron and 23 miles south of Cleveland. It is part of the Akron metropolitan area. The 2020 census found 1,401 people in the township.

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Boston Township: most of Boston Heights, in the northeast, and Peninsula, in the center. Peninsula is still part of the township but Boston Heights is separate. Cuyahoga Falls annexed an area along State Road and Northfield Center has the Brandywine area due to annexation when Northfield Center was part of Northfield Village .

It occupies most of survey Town 4, Range 11 in the Connecticut Western Reserve.

Name

Named by James Stanford after Boston, Massachusetts, it is the only Boston Township statewide.

History

The Hopewell Culture inhabited the area by ~200AD and constructed the Everett Mound near Everett.

Boston Township was established in 1811. Boston Township's land has been in the following counties:

Year County
1788 Washington
1797 Jefferson
1800 Trumbull
1808 Portage
1840 Summit

Transportation

Highways

Boston Township is served by Interstate 271, which has an exit onto State Route 303 at the border with Richfield Township, and by State Route 303, which goes east–west through the middle of the township. The Ohio Turnpike (Interstate 80) passes through the township without any exits.

Education

Schooling for the township is provided by Woodridge Local School District.

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