Elkrun Township, Ohio

Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Church Hill Road Covered Bridge
Location of Elkrun Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°46′49″N 80°41′6″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Area
• Total	35.8 sq mi (92.8 km^2)
• Land	35.8 sq mi (92.7 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)
Elevation [1]	984 ft (300 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	4,367
• Density	120/sq mi (47/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-24906[3]
GNIS feature ID	1085892[1]

Elkton Federal Prison

Elkrun Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 4,367 people living in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Fairfield Township - north
• Unity Township - northeast corner
• Middleton Township - east
• St. Clair Township - southeast corner
• Madison Township - south
• Wayne Township - southwest corner
• Center Township - west
• Salem Township - northwest corner

One village and two unincorporated communities are located in Elkrun Township:

• The eastern tip of the village of Lisbon, in the west
• The unincorporated community of Elkton, in the center
• The unincorporated community of Signal, in the northeast

Name and history

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	2,288		—
1990	2,186		−4.5%
2000	4,781		118.7%
2010	4,687		−2.0%
2020	4,367		−6.8%

It is the only Elkrun Township statewide, although there are Elk Townships in Noble and Vinton counties.[4] The township was organized in 1806.[5]

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,[6] 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

• Anthony G. Sweeney, Chairman[7]
• Kurt Seachrist, Vice Chairman[7]
• Randy Perrino[7]

Fiscal Officer

• Tracey Wonner[7]

Federal government

Federal Correctional Institution Elkton is in the township.[8]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Elkrun 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. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
7. "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
8. "2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Elkrun township, OH" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved August 1, 2022. Federal Correctional Institution Elkton

External links

• County website