Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | |
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 Nature preserve inEast Lewistown | |
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 Location of Beaver Township in Mahoning County | |
| Coordinates:40°56′27″N80°40′26″W / 40.94083°N 80.67389°W /40.94083; -80.67389 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2) |
| • Land | 33.7 sq mi (87.3 km2) |
| • Water | 1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 6,756 |
| • Density | 200/sq mi (77.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-04668[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086556[1] |
| Website | www |
Beaver Township is one of the fourteentownships ofMahoning County,Ohio, United States. The2020 census found 6,756 people in the township.
Located in the southern part of the county, Beaver Township borders the following other townships:[citation needed]
Part of the city ofColumbiana is located in southern Beaver Township.census-designated place ofNorth Lima lies at the center of the township.[citation needed] The township also contains the CDP ofWoodworth.
Beaver Township was organized in 1811.[4] For many years, the township was part ofColumbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846.[5]
Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located inNoble andPike counties.[6]
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. The trustees are Ronald Kappler (chair), Eric Tabor, and Pam Simmons, and Richard Lotze is the fiscal officer. The township operates police and fire departments.[8]
TheYoungstown Elser Metro Airport is located within Beaver Township.
Most school age children residing in Beaver Township attendSouth Range Local School District. Itshigh school, middle school and elementary school are all located in a new (Fall 2010) complex in Beaver Township.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |