Canfield Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Canfield Township, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mahoning
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:67.3
Area Land Km2:66.7
Area Water Km2:0.6
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:16944
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:357
Elevation Ft:1171
Coordinates:41.0333°N -80.7539°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:44406
Area Code:234/330
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-11374[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086560

Canfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 16,944 people in the township.

Geography

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

The city of Canfield is located in the central part of Canfield Township.

Name and history

Canfield Township is named for Judson Canfield, a pioneer settler and prominent land owner.[4]

It is the only Canfield Township statewide.

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Canfield township, Mahoning County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . July 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . January 31, 2008 .
  4. Book: Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County . Biographical Publishing Company . Sanderson, Thomas W. . 1907 . 182.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24