Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Green Township, Mahoning County, 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 Km2:80.9
Area Land Km2:79.8
Area Water Km2:1.1
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:3414
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:372
Elevation Ft:1220
Coordinates:40.9317°N -80.7994°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-31794[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086564

Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,414 people in the township.

Geography

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

Part of the village of Washingtonville is located in southeastern Green Township, and the unincorporated community of Greenford lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

Green Township was established in 1806.[4] For many years, it was one of the northern row of townships in Columbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846.[5]

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Green 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 . 208.
  5. Book: History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers . Unigraphic . Mack, Horace . 1879 . 311.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. February 16, 2007.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24