Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township

Location of Middleton Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 80°34′46″W / 40.78333°N 80.57944°W / 40.78333; -80.57944Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 80°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 (2010)
 • Total 3,612
 • Density 103/sq mi (39.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-49784[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085899[1]

Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 3,612 people living in the township,[3] 3,375 of whom were in the unincorporated portions.

Geography

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

One village, three 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
CensusPop.%±
19803,426—
19903,422−0.1%
20003,7419.3%
20103,612−3.4%
Est. 20173,451[4]−4.5%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

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

The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.[6]

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,[7] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Middleton township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2016". Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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