Brookfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio facts for kids
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Brookfield Township, Trumbull County, Ohio
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The village green at Brookfield Center
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Location of Brookfield Township in Trumbull County
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  Ohio |
| County | Trumbull |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.7 sq mi (63.9 km2) |
| • Land | 24.6 sq mi (63.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,063 ft (324 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 8,447 |
| • Density | 343.4/sq mi (132.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
44403
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| Area code(s) | 330, 234 |
| FIPS code | 39-09190 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087026 |
Brookfield Township is one of the twenty-four townships of Trumbull County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 8,447 people in the township.
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Geography
Located in the Southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Hartford Township - north
- South Pymatuning Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - northeast
- Hubbard Township - south
- Liberty Township - southwest corner
- Sharon, Pennsylvania - east
- Vienna Township - west
- Fowler Township - northwest corner
The village of Yankee Lake is located in northern Brookfield Township, along with three census-designated places:
- Brookfield Center, in the center
- Part of Masury, in the southeast
- West Hill, in the east
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Brookfield Township is located in Noble County.
Education
Public education in the township is managed by Brookfield Local School District, which operates three schools:
- Brookfield Elementary School
- Brookfield Middle School
- Brookfield High School
All three schools are housed in a K-12 complex that held its first classes during the 2011–2012 academic year. As of the 2016–2017 academic year, 1,000 pupils attend the school district with a student-teacher ratio of 17:1.
Media
Television
The township is served by WKBN-TV (CBS), WFMJ-TV (NBC), WYTV (ABC), WYFX-LD (Fox) and WBCB (CW), all broadcast from nearby Youngstown, OH.
Radio
The township is served by several AM radio stations, such as WLOA (1470 AM) (Farrell, PA), WPIC (790 AM) (Sharon, PA), WKBN (570 AM) (Youngstown, OH), and by several FM radio stations such as WYFM/"Y-103" (102.9 FM) (Yankee Lake, OH), WLLF/"The River" (96.7 FM) (Mercer, PA), WYLE/"Willie 95.1" (95.1 FM) (Grove City, PA), WMXY/"Mix 98.9" (98.9 FM) (Youngstown, OH) and WWIZ/"Z-104" (West Middlesex, PA), because of Brookfield's unique position along the Pennsylvania/Ohio border..
Brookfield Township is served by News on the Green, a monthly publication that focuses Brookfield, Yankee Lake, and Masury, The Herald (Sharon, PA), The Vindicator (Youngstown, OH), and the Tribune Chronicle (Youngstown, OH).
