Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Yellow Creek Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township

The Daniel McBean Farmhouse, built 1846

Location of Yellow Creek Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°37′8″N 80°41′46″W / 40.61889°N 80.69611°W / 40.61889; -80.69611Coordinates: 40°37′8″N 80°41′46″W / 40.61889°N 80.69611°W / 40.61889; -80.69611
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total 19.8 sq mi (51.2 km2)
 • Land 19.7 sq mi (51.1 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 856 ft (261 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,140
 • Density 108/sq mi (41.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-86912[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085908[1]

Yellow Creek Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,140.[3]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

It is the most southerly township in Columbiana County.

The village of Wellsville occupies part of southeastern Yellow Creek Township along the Ohio River.

Name and history

It is the only Yellow Creek Township statewide.[4]

The township was organized in 1806.[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): Yellow Creek township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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