Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Township
Nature preserve in East Lewistown
Location of Beaver Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 40°56′27″N80°40′26″W / 40.94083°N 80.67389°W / 40.94083; -80.67389
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Mahoning
Area
• Total	35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2)
• Land	33.7 sq mi (87.3 km2)
• Water	1.6 sq mi (4.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,017 ft (310 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	6,756
• Density	190/sq mi (74/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-04668 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086556 [1]
Website	www.beavertwp-oh.gov

Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 6,756 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, Beaver Township borders the following other townships:^{[ citation needed ]}

• Boardman Township - northeast
• Springfield Township - east
• Unity Township, Columbiana County - southeast corner
• Fairfield Township, Columbiana County - south
• Salem Township, Columbiana County - southwest corner
• Green Township - west
• Canfield Township - northwest

Part of the city of Columbiana is located in southern Beaver Township, and the unincorporated community of North Lima lies at the center of the township.^{[ citation needed ]}

Name and history

Beaver Township was organized in 1811. ^[4] For many years, the township was part of Columbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846. ^[5]

Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in Noble and Pike counties. ^[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. The trustees are Ronald Kappler (chair), Eric Tabor, and Pam Simmons, and Richard Lotze is the fiscal officer. The township operates police and fire departments. ^[8]

Transportation

The Youngstown Elser Metro Airport is located within Beaver Township.

Education

Most school age children residing in Beaver Township attend South Range Local School District. Its high school, middle school and elementary school are all located in a new (Fall 2010) complex in Beaver Township.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Beaver 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.  173.
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.
8. Mahoning County Directory of Townships City and Village Officials 2008 ^{[ permanent dead link ]}, Mahoning County District Board of Health, 2008, p. 4. Accessed December 27, 2008.

Further reading

• Butler, Joseph Green, Youngstown and The Mahoning Valley, Ohio; 1921, American Historical Society, Chicago and New York.

External links

• Township website
• Mahoning County website