Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio | |
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Coordinates: 40°52′28″N 80°46′41″W / 40.87444°N 80.77806°WCoordinates: 40°52′28″N 80°46′41″W / 40.87444°N 80.77806°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Columbiana |
Area | |
• Total | 31.2 sq mi (80.9 km2) |
• Land | 31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 1,001 ft (305 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,484 |
• Density | 176/sq mi (68.0/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 44460 |
Area code(s) | 330, 234 |
FIPS code | 39-69848[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1085902[1] |
Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 5,484 people living in the township,[3] 3,170 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]
Geography[]
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Green Township, Mahoning County - north
- Beaver Township, Mahoning County - northeast corner
- Fairfield Township - east
- Elkrun Township - southeast corner
- Center Township - south
- Hanover Township - southwest corner
- Butler Township - west
- Perry Township - northwest
One city and two villages are located in Salem Township:
- The eastern tip of the city of Salem, in the northwest
- The village of Leetonia, in the northeast
- The village of Washingtonville, in the north
Name and history[]
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1980 | 5,365 | — | |
1990 | 5,523 | 2.9% | |
2000 | 5,703 | 3.3% | |
2010 | 5,484 | −3.8% | |
2018 (est.) | 5,180 | [5] | −5.5% |
U.S. Decennial Census[6] |
It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.[7]
The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.[8]
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,[9] 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[]
Fiscal Officer[]
- Dale L. Davis[10]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Salem township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Salem township, Salem township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
External links[]
- Townships in Columbiana County, Ohio
- Townships in Ohio
- 1803 establishments in Ohio