Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Knox Township, Columbiana 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:Columbiana
Government Type:Board of Trustees
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Sara Crawford
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:92.0
Area Land Km2:91.5
Area Water Km2:0.5
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4068
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:342
Elevation Ft:1122
Coordinates:40.8519°N -81.0319°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-40824[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085896

Knox Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 4,068.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

Two unincorporated communities are located in Knox Township:

Name and history

It is one of five Knox Townships statewide.[4] The township was organized in 1808.[5] [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.

Township Trustees

Fiscal Officer

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knox township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . June 4, 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. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. February 16, 2007.
  5. Book: Cranmer, Gibson Lamb . History of the upper Ohio Valley . 2 . Brant & Fuller . Madison, Wisconsin . 1891 . 22 .
  6. Book: History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens . Biographical Publishing Company . McCord, William B. . 1905 . 284.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24
  8. Web site: 2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County. February 19, 2021.