Fairfield Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States, extending into southern Mahoning County. The 2020 census reported 9,769 people living in the township.
Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio | |
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 The Hiram Bell Farmstead, a historic house in Fairfield Township | |
 Location of Fairfield Township in Columbiana County | |
| Coordinates: 40°52′38″N 80°41′16″W / 40.87722°N 80.68778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana, Mahoning[1] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Board of Trustees |
| • Chairman | Barry Miner |
| Area | |
• Total | 36.549 sq mi (94.66 km2) |
| • Land | 36.405 sq mi (94.29 km2) |
| • Water | 0.144 sq mi (0.37 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,165 ft (355 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,769 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-25998[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085893[2] |
| Website | sites |
Geography
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Fairfield Township is located in northeastern Columbiana County and southern Mahoning County, where it is largely but not entirely coextensive with the Columbiana city limits.[5] Ohio is the only state that allows a single township to exist in multiple counties.[1]
Fairfield Township borders the following townships:
- Beaver Township, Mahoning County - north
- Springfield Township, Mahoning County - northeast corner
- Unity Township - east
- Middleton Township - southeast corner
- Elkrun Township - south
- Center Township - southwest corner
- Salem Township - west
- Green Township, Mahoning County - northwest corner
One city and one village are located in Fairfield Township:
- The city of Columbiana, in the north
- The eastern tip of the village of Leetonia, in the northwest
Name
editIt is one of seven Fairfield Townships statewide.[6]
History
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 8,996 | — | |
| 1990 | 8,981 | −0.2% | |
| 2000 | 9,583 | 6.7% | |
| 2010 | 9,890 | 3.2% | |
| 2020 | 9,769 | −1.2% |
The township was organized in 1806.[7] The first permanent settler was known to be Mathias Lower who emigrated from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in 1800.[8]
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,[9] 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.
Township Trustees
editFiscal Officer
edit- Emily Wilms[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "2010 Census Geography Note 1" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. August 2013. pp. 43–44. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Fairfield township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Governmental Unit Reference Map (2021): Fairfield township, OH (PDF) (Map). 1:18,173. Washington, D.C.: United States Census Bureau. 2021. Sheet 1. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
- ^ Mack, Horace. History of Columbiana County, Ohio: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. N.p.: Unigraphic, 1879. Print.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
- ^ a b c d "2020 General Election Results for Columbiana County" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on June 8, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.