West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township

The Great Trail passed through this area

Location of West Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 81°2′13″W / 40.76972°N 81.03694°W / 40.76972; -81.03694Coordinates: 40°46′11″N 81°2′13″W / 40.76972°N 81.03694°W / 40.76972; -81.03694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total 35.1 sq mi (90.9 km2)
 • Land 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,112 ft (339 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 3,307
 • Density 95/sq mi (36.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-82852[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085907[1]

West Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 3,307 people living in the township,[3] 3,305 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Geography

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

Part of the village of Minerva is located in southwestern West Township, and the unincorporated community of East Rochester is located in the township's south.

Name and history

It is the only West Township statewide.[5]

The township was organized in 1814.[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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): West township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Minverva village (part), West township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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