Ellsworth Township, Ohio

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Ellsworth Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Township
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Ellsworth Town Hall
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Mahoning County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas Ellsworth highlighted.png
Location of Ellsworth Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 41°2′21″N80°50′52″W / 41.03917°N 80.84778°W / 41.03917; -80.84778
Country United States
State Ohio
County Mahoning
Area
 • Total
25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2)
 • Land25.4 sq mi (65.7 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,060 ft (323 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
2,128
 • Density83/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
44416
Area codes 234/330
FIPS code 39-25088 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086562 [1]
Website www.ellsworthohio.com

Ellsworth Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,128 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Ellsworth Township, although the unincorporated community of Ellsworth lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

Ellsworth Township was established in 1810. Ellsworth is the name of a "prominent citizen of Connecticut". [4]

It is the only Ellsworth Township statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Ellsworth 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.  200.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
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