Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio

Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Lexington Township in Stark County
Coordinates: 40°56′57″N81°7′45″W / 40.94917°N 81.12917°W / 40.94917; -81.12917
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Stark
Area
• Total	24.7 sq mi (64.0 km2)
• Land	23.0 sq mi (59.6 km2)
• Water	1.7 sq mi (4.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,060 ft (323 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	4,925
• Density	214.1/sq mi (82.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-43022 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1086979 [1]

Lexington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,925 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Atwater Township, Portage County - north
• Deerfield Township, Portage County - northeast
• Smith Township, Mahoning County - east
• Alliance - southeast
• Washington Township - south
• Marlboro Township - west

It is the only township in the county with a border on Mahoning County.

The city of Alliance is in the southeast. The unincorporated community of Limaville, a census-designated place (CDP), is in the north, and the CDP of Bolton is in the center of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Lexington Township statewide. ^[4]

In 1833, Lexington Township contained three gristmills, seven saw mills, one tannery, and four stores. ^[5]

Government

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1820	539		—
1830	869		61.2%
1840	1,640		88.7%
1850	1,996		21.7%
1860	3,102		55.4%
1870	5,700		83.8%
1880	6,287		10.3%
1890	8,994		43.1%
1900	10,325		14.8%
1910	16,700		61.7%
1920	22,241		33.2%
1930	23,712		6.6%
1940	23,292		−1.8%
1950	27,578		18.4%
1960	29,074		5.4%
1970	5,975		−79.4%
1990	5,291		—
2000	5,583		5.5%
[6]

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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Lexington township, Stark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  271 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
6. census data: 1820 : 1820 page 137, 1830 : Kilbourn, John (1831). The Ohio gazetteer: or, Topographical dictionary: describing the several ... in the State of Ohio. self. p. 332., 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 285., 1850, 1860, 1870 : 1870 page 35, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 318., 1910, 1920, 1930 : 1930 page 56, 1940, 1950 : 1950 page 21, 1960, 1970 : 1970 page 135, 1990 : 1990 , 2000 : 2000 (includes Alliance before 1970)
7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.