Northampton Township, Summit County, Ohio

Northampton
Former township
Northampton is located in Ohio
Northampton
Northampton
Location within the state of Ohio
Coordinates: 41°9′59″N 81°32′12″W / 41.16639°N 81.53667°W / 41.16639; -81.53667
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountySummit
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Northampton was one of the 16 original townships in Summit County, Ohio. It was situated in the middle of Summit County, bordering Akron and Cuyahoga Falls. No incorporated areas were formed within the township, but Akron and Cuyahoga Falls expanded into Northampton via annexation. In 1986, Northampton Township merged with Cuyahoga Falls, making the first time a township and city had merged in Ohio. When created, it occupied survey Town 3, Range 11 in the Western Reserve and covered an area of about 25 square miles (65 km2). Its first settler, Simeon Prior, named the township for the Hampshire County, Massachusetts village of Northampton.