St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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St. Clair Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township
Location of St. Clair Township in Columbiana County
Location of St. Clair Township in Columbiana County
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Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 • Total 29.6 sq mi (76.7 km2)
 • Land 29.5 sq mi (76.3 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,148 ft (350 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 7,957
 • Density 270/sq mi (104.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-69512[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085901[1]

St. Clair Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 7,957.[3]

Geography

Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and borough:

No municipalities are located in St. Clair Township, although the census-designated places of Calcutta and Glenmoor are located in the center and southwest of the township respectively, and the unincorporated community of Fredericktown lies in the township's northeast.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other St. Clair Township is located in Butler County.

The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.[4]

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,[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.

References

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  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

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