Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
| Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | |
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| Coordinates: 40°56′27″N 80°40′26″W / 40.94083°N 80.67389°WCoordinates: 40°56′27″N 80°40′26″W / 40.94083°N 80.67389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.0 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
| • Land | 35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,017 ft (310 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,466 |
| • Density | 183.7/sq mi (70.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-04668[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086556[1] |
Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,466 people in the township, 6,104 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Boardman Township - northeast
- Springfield Township - east
- Unity Township, Columbiana County - southeast corner
- Fairfield Township, Columbiana County - south
- Salem Township, Columbiana County - southwest corner
- Green Township - west
- Canfield Township - northwest
Part of the city of Columbiana is located in southern Beaver Township, and the unincorporated community of North Lima lies at the center of the township.
[edit] Name and history
Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Noble and Pike Counties.[4]
Major Jacob Gilbert and his son in law Adam Wieland were the first settlers of Beaver Township, arriving in 1802. Other early settlers include John Shanefelt (1802), Christopher Mentzer (1803), Christian Clinker (1083), John Coblentz (1804) and Frederick Dutterer (1804).[citation needed]
For many years, the township was part of Columbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846.[citation needed]
[edit] 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,[5] 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. The trustees are Thaddeaus Lyda (chair), Ronald Kappler, and Larry Wehr, and Richard Lotze is the fiscal officer. The township operates police and fire departments.[6]
[edit] Transportation
The Youngstown-Elser Metropolitan Airfield is located within Beaver Township.
[edit] Education
Most school age children residing in Beaver Township attend South Range Local School District. Its high school, middle school and elementary school are all located in a new (Fall 2010) complex Beaver Township.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Mahoning County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ Mahoning County Directory of Townships City and Village Officials 2008, Mahoning County District Board of Health, 2008, p. 4. Accessed 2008-12-27.
[edit] Further reading
- Butler, Joseph Green, Youngstown and The Mahoning Valley, Ohio; 1921, American Historical Society, Chicago and New York.
[edit] External links
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