Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
| Green Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
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| Coordinates: 40°55′54″N 80°47′58″W / 40.93167°N 80.79944°WCoordinates: 40°55′54″N 80°47′58″W / 40.93167°N 80.79944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.3 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Land | 31.3 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,220 ft (372 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 3,450 |
| • Density | 110.1/sq mi (42.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-31794[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086564[1] |
Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,450 people in the township, 3,095 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:
- Canfield Township - northeast
- Beaver Township - east
- Fairfield Township, Columbiana County - southeast corner
- Salem Township, Columbiana County - south
- Perry Township, Columbiana County - southwest
- Goshen Township - west
- Ellsworth Township - northwest
Part of the village of Washingtonville is located in southeastern Green Township, and the unincorporated community of Greenford lies at the center of the township.
[edit] Name and history
It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[4]
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.
[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.
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