Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Liverpool Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township

Donkeys graze outside this barn on Shadyside Avenue

Location of Liverpool Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°38′28″N 80°34′55″W / 40.64111°N 80.58194°W / 40.64111; -80.58194Coordinates: 40°38′28″N 80°34′55″W / 40.64111°N 80.58194°W / 40.64111; -80.58194
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total 7.5 sq mi (19.3 km2)
 • Land 7.4 sq mi (19.1 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,168 ft (356 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,047
 • Density 549/sq mi (212.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-44226[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085897[1]

Liverpool Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 4,047.[3]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships and borough:

The city of East Liverpool occupies much of southern Liverpool Township along the Ohio River, and the census-designated place of La Croft is located in the township's northwest.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Liverpool Township is located in Medina County.

The township was organized in 1834, the last in the county to be erected.[4][5]

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,[6] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Liverpool township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  5. ↑ McCord, William B. (1905). History of Columbiana County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 286.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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