Berlin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,973 people in the township.
Berlin Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Berlin Center Post Office | |
 Location of Berlin Township in Mahoning County | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′21″N 80°58′16″W / 41.02250°N 80.97111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.6 sq mi (66.2 km2) |
| • Land | 23.9 sq mi (61.8 km2) |
| • Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,020 ft (311 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,973 |
| • Density | 77/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-05858[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086557[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Milton Township - north
- Jackson Township - northeast corner
- Ellsworth Township - east
- Goshen Township - southeast
- Smith Township - southwest
- Deerfield Township, Portage County - west
- Palmyra Township, Portage County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Berlin Township.
Name and history
editBerlin Township was organized in 1828.[4] The township was named after Berlin, Germany, the ancestral home of a share of the first settlers.[5]
Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Erie, Holmes, and Knox counties.[6]
Government
editThe 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.
Current trustees (December 2017):
- Denny Furman
- Jodi Kale
- Jason Young
Transportation
editThe intersection of U.S. Route 224 and State Route 534, which lies about twenty miles southwest of Youngstown, Ohio, is located in central Berlin Township.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Berlin township, Mahoning County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 176.
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 13.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.