Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Columbiana County Infirmary
Columbiana County Infirmary
Location of Center Township in Columbiana County
Location of Center Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°46′29″N 80°46′49″W / 40.77472°N 80.78028°W / 40.77472; -80.78028
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total
35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
5,793
 • Density160/sq mi (63/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-12910[3]
GNIS feature ID1085890[1]

Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 5,793 people living in the township.

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

One village is located in Center Township:

Name and history

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19806,549—
19906,235−4.8%
20006,4733.8%
20106,313−2.5%
20205,793−8.2%

It is one of nine Center Townships statewide.[4] The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.[5] Center Township was named from its central position in Columbiana County.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Township Trustees

  • Greg Shive, Chairman[8]
  • Rexford Underwood[8]
  • Tim Novak[8]

Fiscal Officer

  • Rebecca Tolson[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Center township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  6. ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 268.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.