Editing Bainbridge Township, Ohio

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|official_name            = Bainbridge Township
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|subdivision_name2        = [[Geauga County, Ohio|Geauga]]

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|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 12893
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|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]
|postal_code              = 44023
|area_code                = [[Area code 440|440]]
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|blank_info               = 39-03590<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2008-01-31 |title=U.S. Census website }}</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|www.bainbridgetwp.com}}
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'''Bainbridge Township''' is one of the sixteen [[civil township|townships]] of [[Geauga County, Ohio]], United States and is a suburb of [[Cleveland]]. As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]] the population was 12,893.

==Geography==
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and cities:
*[[Russell Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Russell Township]] – north
*[[South Russell, Ohio|South Russell]] – northwest
*[[Newbury Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Newbury Township]] – northeast corner
*[[Auburn Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Auburn Township]] – east
*[[Mantua Township, Portage County, Ohio|Mantua Township, Portage County]] – southeast corner
*[[Aurora, Ohio|Aurora]] – south
*[[Reminderville, Ohio|Reminderville]] – southwest corner
*[[Solon, Ohio|Solon]] – west
*[[Chagrin Falls, Ohio|Chagrin Falls]] – northwest, south of Bentleyville
*[[Bentleyville, Ohio|Bentleyville]] – northwest, north of Chagrin Falls

The township covers a total area of {{convert|25|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}.

No municipalities are located in Bainbridge Township, although the [[census-designated place]] of [[Bainbridge, Geauga County, Ohio|Bainbridge]] is located in the center of the township.

==Name and history==
[[File:Burton Ohio May 2015 05.jpg|thumb|upright|Bainbridge [[IGA (supermarkets)|IGA]] store, formerly at corner of [[Ohio State Route 306|Rt. 306]] and Chagrin Road]]
Named for Commodore [[William Bainbridge]], it is the only Bainbridge Township statewide.  The village of [[Bainbridge, Ross County, Ohio|Bainbridge, Ohio]], is located in [[Ross County, Ohio|Ross County]], in Southern Ohio.

The first residents of Bainbridge were the McConougheys, who came from [[Blandford, Massachusetts]]. Many other settlers followed. In 1817, Bainbridge Township was established. The first housing subdivision, Lake Lucerne, opened in 1922. It is still one of the largest in Bainbridge.<ref>{{Cite web
 |title=Bainbridge Township - History 
 |access-date=2012-01-15 
 |url=http://bainbridgetwp.com/History.aspx 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111111022957/http://www.bainbridgetwp.com/History.aspx 
 |archive-date=2011-11-11 
}}</ref>

The [[Geauga County Public Library]] opened a branch in Bainbridge in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Geauga County Public Library - Chardon Ohio OH - AmericanTowns.com
| access-date = 2012-01-15
| url = http://www.americantowns.com/oh/chardon/organization/geauga_county_public_library_3
}}</ref> Initially located in a small storefront, the Bainbridge Library was expanded considerably upon moving to a new building.<ref>{{Cite web
| title = Bainbridge Library - Chagrin Falls, Ohio
| access-date = 2012-01-15
| url = http://ohio.educationbug.org/public-library/12202-bainbridge-library.html
}}</ref>

==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 fiscal officer,<ref>[http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24], [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/505.01 §505.01], and [http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/507.01 §507.01] of the [[Ohio Revised Code]]. Accessed 4/30/2009.</ref> 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.

==Community fundraising==

Community members have raised funds to support a variety of community activities over the years. Among  them are two annual events managed by The Bainbridge Men's Civic Club: The Taste of Bainbridge and the Ox Roast. The Taste of Bainbridge began in 1997; the first Ox Roast took place in 2012. For the Taste of Bainbridge, participating local restaurants prepare and serve menu items that are served to diners who donate an entry fee. The Ox Roast features more activities and fewer food vendors. All proceeds from both events go to community programs such as scholarships for students and the nonprofit Bainbridge Area Food for Friends. The Ox Roast is held at Centerville Mills Park,  a former YMCA camp now owned by the township.<ref name=TasteofBainbridge>{{cite web |title=Taste of Bainbridge |work=Bainbridge Men’s Civic Club |url=http://www.tasteofbainbridge.org/ }}</ref><ref name=ChagrinVToday2017>{{cite news |title=Bainbridge: Ox roast brings community together |first=Joan |last=Demirjin |date=August 14, 2017 |work=Chagrin Valley Today |url=http://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/communities/bainbridge/article_f8c8e5ec-7d0a-11e7-9033-d75c29905c3b.html/ }}</ref><ref name=GeaugaMplLf2017>{{cite news |title=Bainbridge to Consider Groups Using Centerville Mills Buildings |first=Diane |last=Ryder |date=September 20, 2012 |work=Geauga Maple Leaf |url=https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/bainbridge-to-consider-groups-using-centerville-mills-buildings/ }}</ref><ref name=GeaugaMplLeaf2017>{{cite news |title=Bainbridge Discusses Remaining Centerville Mills Buildings |date=February 20, 2014 |work=Geauga Maple Leaf |url=https://www.geaugamapleleaf.com/news/bainbridge-discusses-remaining-centerville-mills-buildings/ }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.bainbridgetwp.com Township website]
*[http://www.co.geauga.oh.us County website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100531052432/http://www.geaugalibrary.net/aboutus/libraries/bainbridge.html Bainbridge Library (Part of the Geauga County Public Library)]

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[[Category:Townships in Geauga County, Ohio]]
[[Category:1817 establishments in Ohio]]
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[[Category:Townships in Ohio]]