Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
The Hiram Bell Farmstead, a historic house in Fairfield Township
Location of Fairfield Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°52′38″N80°41′16″W / 40.87722°N 80.68778°W / 40.87722; -80.68778
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana, Mahoning [1]
Government
• Type	Board of Trustees
•  Chairman	Barry Miner
Area
• Total	36.549 sq mi (94.66 km2)
• Land	36.405 sq mi (94.29 km2)
• Water	0.144 sq mi (0.37 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,165 ft (355 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	9,769
• Density	270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-25998 [4]
GNIS feature ID	1085893 [2]
Website	sites.google.com/a/fairfieldtownshipohio.com/fairfieldtownshipohio/

Fairfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, extending into southern Mahoning County. The 2020 census reported 9,769 people living in the township.

Geography

Woods and fields are found in the less developed areas of Fairfield Township.

Fairfield Township is located in northeastern Columbiana County and southern Mahoning County, where it is largely but not entirely coextensive with the Columbiana city limits. ^[5] Ohio is the only state that allows a single township to exist in multiple counties. ^[1]

Fairfield Township borders the following townships:

• Beaver Township, Mahoning County - north
• Springfield Township, Mahoning County - northeast corner
• Unity Township - east
• Middleton Township - southeast corner
• Elkrun Township - south
• Center Township - southwest corner
• Salem Township - west
• Green Township, Mahoning County - northwest corner

One city and one village are located in Fairfield Township:

• The city of Columbiana, in the north
• The eastern tip of the village of Leetonia, in the northwest

Name

It is one of seven Fairfield Townships statewide. ^[6]

History

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	8,996		—
1990	8,981		−0.2%
2000	9,583		6.7%
2010	9,890		3.2%
2020	9,769		−1.2%

The township was organized in 1806. ^[7] The first permanent settler was known to be Mathias Lower who emigrated from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1800. ^[8]

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, ^[9] 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

• Bob Hum, Chairman ^[10]
• Barry A. Miner, Vice Chairman ^[10]
• John Garwood ^[10]

Fiscal Officer

• Emily Wilms ^[10]

References

1. "2010 Census Geography Note 1" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. August 2013. pp. 43–44. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
2. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Fairfield township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. Governmental Unit Reference Map (2021): Fairfield township, OH (PDF) (Map). 1:18,173. Washington, D.C.: United States Census Bureau. 2021. Sheet 1. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
7. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
8. Mack, Horace. History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. N.p.: Unigraphic, 1879. Print.
9. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
10. "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

External links

• Township website
• Columbiana County website