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Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Columbiana

FIPS code
  
39-86912

Elevation
  
261 m

Population
  
2,140 (2010)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1085908

Local time
  
Saturday 4:24 PM

Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Weather
  
14°C, Wind W at 13 km/h, 27% Humidity

Area
  
51.28 km² (51.02 km² Land / 10 ha Water)

Yellow Creek Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,140.

Contents

Map of Yellow Creek Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

  • Madison Township - north
  • Liverpool Township - northeast
  • Hancock County, West Virginia - southeast, across the Ohio River
  • Saline Township, Jefferson County - south
  • Brush Creek Township, Jefferson County - southwest
  • Washington Township - west
  • It is the most southerly township in Columbiana County.

    One village is located in Yellow Creek Township:

  • The village of Wellsville, in the southeast
  • Name and history

    It is the only Yellow Creek Township statewide.

    The township was organized in 1806.

    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.

    References

    Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Wikipedia