Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio
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| Lexington Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Stark |
| Area | |
| - Total | 24.7 sq mi (64.0 km²) |
| - Land | 23.0 sq mi (59.6 km²) |
| - Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 1,060 ft (323 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 5,583 |
| - Density | 242.5/sq mi (93.6/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-43022[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086979[1] |
Lexington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,583 people in the township, 5,390 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Atwater Township, Portage County - north
- Deerfield Township, Portage County - northeast
- Smith Township, Mahoning County - east
- Alliance - southeast
- Washington Township - south
- Marlboro Township - west
It is the only township in the county with a border on Mahoning County.
Two municipalities are located in Lexington Township: most of the city of Alliance, in the southeast, and the village of Limaville, in the north.
[edit] Name and history
It is the only Lexington Township statewide.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Stark County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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