Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township

Fields in Elkrun Township

Location of Elkrun Township in Columbiana County
Coordinates: 40°46′49″N 80°41′6″W / 40.78028°N 80.68500°W / 40.78028; -80.68500Coordinates: 40°46′49″N 80°41′6″W / 40.78028°N 80.68500°W / 40.78028; -80.68500
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2)
 • Land 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[1] 984 ft (300 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 4,687
 • Density 131/sq mi (50.6/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-24906[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085892[1]
Elkton Federal Prison

Elkrun Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 4,687 people living in the township,[3] 4,654 of whom were in the unincorporated portion of the township.[4]

Geography

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

A small portion of the village of Lisbon extends into the western part of in Elkrun Township, and the unincorporated community of Elkton lies in the township's center.

Name and history

It is the only Elkrun Township statewide.[5] The township was organized in 1806.[6]

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,[7] 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): Elkrun township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Remainder of Elkrun township, Elkrun township, Columbiana County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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