Town file
Howland Township, Ohio
Howland Township, Ohio (Trumbull County, Ohio) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 699, "Just My Imagination" (14 May 2026). Robert Fingerhut was born in 1945 and earned two master's degrees, one in journalism and one in criminal justice studies, though he never worked in either field.
- Town
- Howland Township
- County
- Trumbull County
- State
- Ohio
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 699
- Approximate location
- 41.238, -80.752
Episode 699 / 14 May 2026 / 180 min / full
Just My Imagination
"We are going to Howland Township, Ohio this week. It's in northern Ohio... This is in Trumbull County, TRUMBULL County." about 0:05:22
The case: Murder of Robert Fingerhut (December 2001). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2026
- Population
- 18,993
- Median age
- 43.9
- Median household income
- $73,600
- Median home value
- $181,500
- Two-bedroom rent
- $790
- Cost of living
- 90
- Religious
- 48%
- Violent crime
- ▼ about one quarter
- Property crime
- ▼ about one third
- Murders
- zero
History, in brief
- It is the only Howland Township in the state of Ohio. about 0:06:24
- Named for the Howland family, the original settlers of the township, who were pilgrims aboard the Mayflower. about 0:06:54
- Joseph Howland purchased the township from the Connecticut Land Company in 1795. about 0:07:10
- The township was organized in 1812. about 0:07:10
- A saw mill was operating by 1814 and a grist mill by 1815. about 0:07:19
- Howland Springs began operating as a health spot in 1830 and ran until it burned down in 1882. about 0:07:31
The reviews read out
3.8 stars
"aggregate rating for the township"about 0:08:08
4 stars
"a clean, safe, family-friendly community with a wide range of restaurants and community functions"about 0:08:17
4 stars
"a quiet township with great schools and low crime, an amazing place to raise kids and grow a family"about 0:08:32
2 stars
"very few career growth opportunities and the city is very dangerous"about 0:09:22
1 star
"off-road vehicles and dirt bikes on a neighbour's acre, constant noise and unaddressed zoning issues"about 0:09:49
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Brookfield Township, Ohio9.9 miles
- Hudson, Ohio36 miles
- Cochranton, Pennsylvania41 miles
- Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio42 miles
- North Canton, Ohio42 miles
- Daugherty Township, Pennsylvania42 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.