St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio Administration Building.JPG
St. Clair Township Administration Building
Columbiana County Ohio incorporated and unincorporated areas St. Clair highlighted.png
Location of St. Clair Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°40′31″N80°34′57″W / 40.67528°N 80.58250°W / 40.67528; -80.58250
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Government
 • Type Board of Trustees
 •  Chairman James Sabatini II
Area
 • Total
29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2)
 • Land29.5 sq mi (76.3 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,148 ft (350 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
7,804
 • Density260/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-69512 [3]
GNIS feature ID1085901 [1]
Website http://www.stclairtwp.com/

St. Clair Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 7,804.

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Geography

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

Two CDPs and one unincorporated community are located in St. Clair Township:

Name and history

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1980 8,080—
1990 7,705−4.6%
2000 7,9613.3%
2010 7,957−0.1%
2020 7,804−1.9%

Statewide, the only other St. Clair Township is located in Butler County.

The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803. [4] It is thought to have been named after Arthur St. Clair, first governor of the Northwest Territory, which included Ohio.

Parks and recreation

Beaver Creek State Forest and a portion of Beaver Creek State Park are 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

Fiscal Officer

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "St. Clair 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. 1 2 3 4 "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Retrieved February 19, 2021.
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