Beaver Township is one of the fourteen

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, United States. The 2010 census found 6,711 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, Beaver Township borders the following other townships: * Boardman Township - northeast * Springfield Township - east * Unity Township, Columbiana County - southeast corner * Fairfield Township, Columbiana County - south * Salem Township, Columbiana County - southwest corner * Green Township - west * Canfield Township - northwest Part of the city of Columbiana is located in southern Beaver Township, and the

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of North Lima lies at the center of the township.

Name and history

Beaver Township was organized in 1811. For many years, the township was part of

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, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846. Statewide, other Beaver Townships are located in

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counties.

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, 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. The trustees are Thaddeaus Lyda (chair), Ronald Kappler, and Larry Wehr, and Richard Lotze is the fiscal officer. The township operates police and fire departments.Mahoning County Directory of Townships City and Village Officials 2008

District Board of Health, 2008, p. 4. Accessed 2008-12-27.

Transportation

The Youngstown Elser Metro Airport is located within Beaver Township.

Education

Most school age children residing in Beaver Township attend South Range Local School District. Its

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, middle school and elementary school are all located in a new (Fall 2010) complex in Beaver Township.

References

External links

Township websiteMahoning County website
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