Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Salem Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°52′28″N80°46′41″W / 40.87444°N 80.77806°W / 40.87444; -80.77806
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Columbiana
Area
• Total	31.2 sq mi (80.9 km2)
• Land	31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,001 ft (305 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	5,142
• Density	160/sq mi (64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44460
Area code(s)	330, 234
FIPS code	39-69848 [3]
GNIS feature ID	1085902 [1]

Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 5,142 people living in the township.

Geography

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

• Green Township, Mahoning County - north
• Beaver Township, Mahoning County - northeast corner
• Fairfield Township - east
• Elkrun Township - southeast corner
• Center Township - south
• Hanover Township - southwest corner
• Butler Township - west
• Perry Township - northwest

One city and two villages are located in Salem Township:

• The eastern tip of the city of Salem, in the northwest
• The village of Leetonia, in the northeast
• The village of Washingtonville, in the north

Name and history

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1980	5,365		—
1990	5,523		2.9%
2000	5,703		3.3%
2010	5,484		−3.8%
2020	5,142		−6.2%

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide. ^[4]

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

• William Heston, Chairman ^[7]
• John Wilms, Vice Chairman ^[7]
• Ray Heddleson ^[7]

Fiscal Officer

• Dale L. Davis ^[7]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Salem 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. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
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