Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°51′7″N 81°1′55″W / 40.85194°N 81.03194°W / 40.85194; -81.03194
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Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
FIPS code
39-40824[3]
GNIS feature ID1085896[1]
Websiteknoxtownshipohio.com

Knox Township is one of the eighteen

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19804,486—
19904,449−0.8%
20004,8288.5%
20104,434−8.2%
20204,068−8.3%

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

  • Matthew Johnson, Chairman[8]
  • Gregory R. Carver, Vice Chairman[8]
  • John Eddie Barnhart[8]

Fiscal Officer

  • Debra S. Hartzell[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Knox township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  6. ^ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 284.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  8. ^ a b c d "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2021.

External links

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