Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Township
Old Number 4 School, Route 165
Old Number 4 School, Route 165
Location of Green Township in Mahoning County
Location of Green Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 40°55′54″N 80°47′58″W / 40.93167°N 80.79944°W / 40.93167; -80.79944
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMahoning
Area
 • Total
31.2 sq mi (80.9 km2)
 • Land30.8 sq mi (79.8 km2)
 • Water0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,220 ft (372 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
3,414
 • Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-31794[3]
GNIS feature ID1086564[1]
Websitewww.greentownship.us

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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Green township, Mahoning County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 208.
  5. ^ Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 311.
  6. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.