Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
) Lock No. 36, Sandy and Beaver Canal | |
) Location of Middleton Township in Columbiana County | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 80°34′46″W / 40.78333°N 80.57944°W | |
| 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 | 1,142 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:
- Unity Township - north
- Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - northeast
- South Beaver Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - east
- Ohioville, Pennsylvania - southeast
- St. Clair Township - south
- Madison Township - southwest corner
- Elkrun Township - west
- Fairfield Township - northwest corner
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1980 | 3,426 | — | |
| 1990 | 3,422 | −0.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,741 | 9.3% | |
| 2010 | 3,612 | −3.4% | |
| 2018 (est.) | 3,439 | [4] | −4.8% |
| 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.
Township Trustees
Fiscal Officer
- Robert Chapman[8]
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Middleton township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing" (PDF). Census.gov. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
- ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ a b c d "Columbiana County Elected Officials as of Jan. 1, 2020" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2020.