Country United States Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085890 Population 6,313 (2010) | State Ohio FIPS code 39-12910 Elevation 331 m Local time Tuesday 10:26 AM | |
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Weather 13°C, Wind SW at 27 km/h, 74% Humidity Area 91.94 km² (91.43 km² Land / 52 ha Water) University Columbiana County Vocational School | ||
Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 6,313 people living in the township, 3,525 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Center Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
One village is located in Center Township:
Name and history
It is one of nine Center Townships statewide. The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803. Center Township was named from its central position in Columbiana County.
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, 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.