Green Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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of
Mahoning County
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,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 3,532 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Canfield Township - northeast
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Beaver Township - east
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Fairfield Township, Columbiana County - southeast corner
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Salem Township, Columbiana County - south
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Perry Township, Columbiana County - southwest
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Goshen Township - west
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Ellsworth Township - northwest
Part of the village of
Washingtonville is located in southeastern Green Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Greenford
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Greenford is served by Greenford Station (Lo ...
lies at the center of the township.
Name and history
Green Township was established in 1806. For many years, it was one of the northern row of townships in
Columbiana County
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, before becoming part of Mahoning County in 1846.
It is one of sixteen
Green Townships statewide.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the G ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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
External links
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Mahoning County, Ohio
1806 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Ohio