Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
| Liverpool Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
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| Coordinates: 40°38′28″N 80°34′55″W / 40.64111°N 80.58194°WCoordinates: 40°38′28″N 80°34′55″W / 40.64111°N 80.58194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.7 sq mi (19.9 km2) |
| • Land | 7.6 sq mi (19.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,168 ft (356 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,374 |
| • Density | 575.4/sq mi (222.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-44226[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085897[1] |
Liverpool Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,374 people in the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships and borough:
- St. Clair Township - north
- Ohioville, Pennsylvania - east
- Greene Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - southeast corner, across the Ohio River
- Hancock County, West Virginia - south, across the Ohio River
- Yellow Creek Township - southwest
- Madison Township - northwest
The city of East Liverpool occupies much of southern Liverpool Township along the Ohio River, and the census-designated place of La Croft is located in the township's northwest.
[edit] Name and history
Statewide, the only other Liverpool Township is located in Medina County. The township was organized in 1834, the last in the county to be erected.[4]
[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.
- ^ Columbiana County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22. http://books.google.com/books?id=OGKgCxz8tG0C&pg=PA22&dq=Liverpool.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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