Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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Middleton Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Columbiana County.
Municipalities and townships of Columbiana County.
Coordinates: 40°47′0″N 80°34′46″W / 40.78333, -80.57944
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] 1,142 ft (348 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,741
 - Density 106.4/sq mi (41.1/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
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 2000 census found 3,741 people in the township, 3,475 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and borough:

The village of Rogers is located in northwestern Middleton Township, and the unincorporated community of Negley lies in the township's northeast.

[edit] Name and history

Statewide, the only other Middleton Township is located in Wood County.

[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.

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