Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | |
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 Municipalities and townships of Mahoning County | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.1 sq mi (85.6 km2) |
| • Land | 33.0 sq mi (85.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,217 ft (371 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 3,281 |
| • Density | 99.4/sq mi (38.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-31038Template:GR |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086563Template:GR |
Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census recorded 3,281 people in the township.[1]
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Ellsworth Township - northeast
- Green Township - east
- Perry Township, Columbiana County - southeast
- Butler Township, Columbiana County - south
- Knox Township, Columbiana County - southwest corner
- Smith Township - west
- Berlin Township - northwest
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.[2]
For many years, the township was part of Columbiana County, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846.[citation needed]
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,[3] 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
- ^ Mahoning County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |