Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 3,614.[3]

Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Location of Butler Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°51′25″N 80°55′27″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyColumbiana
Area
 • Total32.9 sq mi (85.3 km2)
 • Land32.9 sq mi (85.2 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation1,296 ft (395 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total3,614
 • Density110/sq mi (42.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-10562[2]
GNIS feature ID1085889[1]

Geography

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

Two unincorporated communities are located in Butler Township:

  • The unincorporated community of Damascus, in the northwest
  • The unincorporated community of Winona, in the southeast

Name and history
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
19803,228—
19903,2651.1%
20003,4445.5%
20103,6144.9%
Est. 20183,448[4]−4.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

It is one of six Butler Townships statewide.[6] The township was organized in 1806.[7]

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,[8] 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
  • Matthew S. Hall, Chairman[9]
  • Thomas G. Sanor, Vice Chairman[9]
  • Paul Lease[9]

Fiscal Officer

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Butler township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 26, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  4. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  8. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
  9. "Columbiana County Elected Officials as of Jan. 1, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2020.
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