Country United States FIPS code 39-31038 Elevation 371 m Population 3,243 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086563 Local time Friday 5:09 AM | |
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Weather -7°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 75% Humidity Area 84.95 km² (83.92 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census recorded 3,243 people in the township.
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Map of Goshen Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Goshen Township, although the unincorporated community of Damascus lies in the southwestern part of the township.
Name and history
Named aftr Goshen, Connecticut, is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.
Goshen Township was established in 1810. For many years, the township was part of Columbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846.
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.