Country United States FIPS code 39-43022 Elevation 323 m Local time Thursday 1:58 PM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086979 Population 5,583 (2000) | |
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Weather -1°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 55% Humidity Area 63.97 km² (59.57 km² Land / 4.403 km² Water) | ||
Lexington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,583 people in the township, 5,390 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Lexington Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
It is the only township in the county with a border on Mahoning County.
Two municipalities are located in Lexington Township: most of the city of Alliance, in the southeast, and the village of Limaville, in the north.
Name and history
It is the only Lexington Township statewide.
In 1833, Lexington Township contained three gristmills, seven saw mills, one tannery, and four stores.
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.