Suffield Township, Portage County, Ohio

Suffield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Portage County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,973 people in the township.

Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
 * Brimfield Township - north
 * Rootstown Township - northeast corner
 * Randolph Township - east
 * Lake Township, Stark County - south
 * Springfield Township, Summit County - west
 * Tallmadge - northwest corner

Part of the village of Mogadore is located in northwestern Suffield Township. The hamlet of Suffield, a census-designated place, occupies the central part of the township.

Formed from the Connecticut Western Reserve, Suffield Township covers an area of 24 sqmi.

Geographical features

 * Flatiron Lake Bog preserve (a 97 acre kettle hole bog formed about 12,000 years ago; maintained by The Nature Conservancy)

Name and history
Suffield Township was named after Suffield, Connecticut, the hometown of many its first settlers. It is the only Suffield Township statewide. A post office called Suffield was established in 1836, and remained in operation until 1966. In the southwestern part of the township was a settlement called Mishler, which had a post office from 1882 until 1917.

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, 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.