Middleton Township is one of the eighteen
townships
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of
Columbiana County
Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,877. The county seat is Lisbon and its largest city is Salem. Created in 1803, the county name is derived from that of 15th-centur ...
,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census reported 3,359 people living in the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and borough:
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Unity Township - north
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Darlington Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania - northeast
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South Beaver Township, Pennsylvania - east
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Ohioville, Pennsylvania
Ohioville is a borough in western Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,349 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area.
History
Ohioville was originally Ohio Township, formed in 1805 from parts ...
- southeast
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St. Clair Township - south
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Madison Township - southwest corner
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Elkrun Township - west
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Fairfield Township - northwest corner
One village, two 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
Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in
Wood County.
The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.
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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. Accessed April 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.
Township Trustees
*Nancy Micheals, Chairwoman
Fiscal Officer
*Robert Chapman
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Columbiana County, Ohio
1803 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Ohio