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Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 80°34′46″W / 40.78333°N 80.57944°W / 40.78333; -80.57944
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Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Lock No. 36, Sandy and Beaver Canal
Lock No. 36, Sandy and Beaver Canal
Location of Middleton Township in Columbiana County
Location of Middleton Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 80°34′46″W / 40.78333°N 80.57944°W / 40.78333; -80.57944
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2)
 • Land35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation
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1,142 ft (348 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total3,359
 • Density95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-49784[3]
GNIS feature ID1085899[1]

Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,359 people living in the township.

Geography

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Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and borough:

One village, two CDPs, and four unincorporated communities are located in Middleton Township:

  • The village of Rogers, in the northwest
  • The census-designated place of Lake Tomahawk, in the center
  • The census-designated place of Negley, in the northeast
  • The unincorporated community of Achor, in the east
  • The unincorporated community of Clarkson, in the southwest
  • The unincorporated community of East Carmel, in the west
  • The unincorporated community of Mill Rock, in the north

Name and history

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19803,426—
19903,422−0.1%
20003,7419.3%
20103,612−3.4%
20203,359−7.0%

Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in Wood County.

The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.[4]

Government

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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.

Township Trustees

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  • Nancy Micheals, Chairwoman[6]
  • Gregory A. Lipp, Vice Chairman[6]
  • Tim Pancake[6]

Fiscal Officer

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  • Robert Chapman[6]

References

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