Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 6,313 people living in the township,[3] 3,525 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Location of Center Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°46′29″N 80°46′49″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total35.5 sq mi (92.0 km2)
 • Land35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation1,086 ft (331 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total6,313
 • Density179/sq mi (69.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-12910[2]
GNIS feature ID1085890[1]

Geography

Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

One village is located in Center Township:

Name and history
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19806,549—
19906,235−4.8%
20006,4733.8%
20106,313−2.5%
Est. 20185,970[5]−5.4%
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

It is one of nine Center Townships statewide.[7] The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.[8] Center Township was named from its central position in Columbiana County.[9]

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,[10] 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
  • Greg Shive, Chairman[11]
  • Kenneth Schreffler, Vice Chairman[11]
  • Tim Novak[11]

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Center township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Center township, Center township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 27, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  7. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  8. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  9. McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 268.
  10. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  11. "Columbiana County Elected Officials as of Jan. 1, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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