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Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

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Goshen Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Mahoning County.
Municipalities and townships of Mahoning County.
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMahoning
Area
 • Total
33.1 sq mi (85.6 km2)
 • Land33.0 sq mi (85.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,217 ft (371 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
3,281
 • Density99.4/sq mi (38.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-31038Template:GR
GNIS feature ID1086563Template:GR

Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,281 people in the township.[1]

Geography

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

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

Name and history

It is one of seven Goshen Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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