Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Lock No. 36, Sandy and Beaver Canal
Location of Middleton Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°47′0″N80°34′46″W / 40.78333°N 80.57944°W / 40.78333; -80.57944
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Area
• Total	35.4 sq mi (91.7 km2)
• Land	35.2 sq mi (91.1 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,142 ft (348 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	3,359
• Density	95/sq mi (37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-49784 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1085899 [1]

Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 3,359 people living in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and borough:

• Unity Township - north
• Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - northeast
• South Beaver Township, Pennsylvania - east
• Ohioville, Pennsylvania - southeast
• St. Clair Township - south
• Madison Township - southwest corner
• Elkrun Township - west
• Fairfield Township - northwest corner

One village, two CDPs, and four unincorporated communities are located in Middleton Township:

• The village of Rogers, in the northwest
• The census-designated place of Lake Tomahawk, in the center
• The census-designated place of Negley, in the northeast
• The unincorporated community of Achor, in the east
• The unincorporated community of Clarkson, in the southwest
• The unincorporated community of East Carmel, in the west
• The unincorporated community of Mill Rock, in the north

Name and history

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	3,426		—
1990	3,422		−0.1%
2000	3,741		9.3%
2010	3,612		−3.4%
2020	3,359		−7.0%

Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in Wood County.

The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803. ^[4]

Parks and recreation

A portion of Beaver Creek State Park is located in the township. ^[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.

Township Trustees

• Nancy Micheals, Chairwoman ^[7]
• Gregory A. Lipp, Vice Chairman ^[7]
• Tim Pancake ^[7]

Fiscal Officer

• Robert Chapman ^[7]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Middletown township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
5. "Beaver Creek State Forest and surrounding area" (PDF). Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry. January 2014. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
7. "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2021.

External links

• County website