Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Township
Historic school in Damascus
Location of Goshen Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 40°55′54″N80°55′46″W / 40.93167°N 80.92944°W / 40.93167; -80.92944
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Mahoning
Area
• Total	32.8 sq mi (85.0 km2)
• Land	32.4 sq mi (84.0 km2)
• Water	0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,217 ft (371 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,101
• Density	94/sq mi (36/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-31038 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086563 [1]
Website	www.goshentownship.com

Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census recorded 3,101 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Ellsworth Township - northeast
• Green Township - east
• Perry Township, Columbiana County - southeast
• Butler Township, Columbiana County - south
• Knox Township, Columbiana County - southwest corner
• Smith Township - west
• Berlin Township - northwest

No municipalities are located in Goshen Township, although the unincorporated community of Damascus lies in the southwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Named after Goshen, Connecticut, ^[4] is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide. ^[5]

Goshen Township was established in 1810. ^[6] For many years, the township was part of Columbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846. ^[7]

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, ^[8] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Goshen 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. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 53.
5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
6. Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp.  204.
7. Mack, Horace (1879). History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. p. 311.
8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.

External links

• Township website
• County website