Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
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Franklin Harris Farmstead on Depot Road
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Location of Butler Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°51′25″N80°55′27″W / 40.85694°N 80.92417°W / 40.85694; -80.92417
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total
32.9 sq mi (85.3 km2)
 • Land32.9 sq mi (85.2 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,296 ft (395 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
3,542
 • Density110/sq mi (42/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-10562 [3]
GNIS feature ID1085889 [1]

Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,542.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two unincorporated communities are located in Butler Township:

Name and history

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980 3,228—
1990 3,2651.1%
2000 3,4445.5%
2010 3,6144.9%
2020 2,542−29.7%
U.S. Decennial Census [4]

It is one of six Butler Townships statewide. [5] The township was organized in 1806. [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.

Township Trustees

Fiscal Officer

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Butler township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
  8. 1 2 3 4 "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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