| Coitsville Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Fields at the McGuffey Homesite in northwestern Coitsville Township | |
| Municipalities and townships of Mahoning County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.9 sq mi (33.5 km2) |
| • Land | 12.9 sq mi (33.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,608 |
| • Density | 124.6/sq mi (48.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 44436 |
| Area code(s) | 330 |
| FIPS code | 39-16476[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086561[1] |
Coitsville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,608 people in the township.[3]
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Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Pennsylvania border, it borders the following townships:
The western half of what was originally Coitsville Township is now occupied by three cities:
It is the only Coitsville Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
Coitsville Township is served by the Hometown Journal, a local weekly newspaper.
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