Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
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Location of Salem Township in Columbiana County
Location of Salem Township in Columbiana County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total 31.2 sq mi (80.9 km2)
 • Land 31.2 sq mi (80.7 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,001 ft (305 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,484
 • Density 176/sq mi (68.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 44460
Area code(s) 330, 234
FIPS code 39-69848[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085902[1]

Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census reported 5,484 people living in the township,[3] 3,170 of whom were in the unincorporated portions of the township.[4]

Geography

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

Parts of the villages of Leetonia and Washingtonville are located in northeastern and northern Salem Township. A small portion of the city of Salem is in the northwest corner of the township.

Name and history

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.[5]

The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.[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

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  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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