- Coitsville Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
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Coitsville Township, Mahoning County, Ohio — Township — Fields at the McGuffey Homesite in northwestern Coitsville Township
Municipalities and townships of Mahoning County.
Coordinates: 41°4′56″N 80°33′21″W / 41.08222°N 80.55583°WCoordinates: 41°4′56″N 80°33′21″W / 41.08222°N 80.55583°W Country United States State Ohio County Mahoning Area – Total 12.9 sq mi (33.5 km2) – Land 12.9 sq mi (33.4 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2) Elevation[1] 1,112 ft (339 m) Population (2000) – Total 1,608 – Density 124.6/sq mi (48.1/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 44436 Area code(s) 330 FIPS code 39-16476[2] GNIS feature ID 1086561[1] Coitsville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,608 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Pennsylvania border, it borders the following townships:
- Hubbard Township, Trumbull County - north
- Shenango Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania - northeast
- Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - east
- Poland Township - south
- Youngstown - west
The western half of what was originally Coitsville Township is now occupied by three cities:
- The city of Campbell, in the west
- Part of the city of Struthers, in the southwest
- Part of Youngstown, in the northwest
Name and history
It is the only Coitsville Township statewide.[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.
Media
Coitsville Township is served by the Hometown Journal, a local weekly newspaper.
References
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Mahoning County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/general_ref/cousub_outline/cen2k_pgsz/oh_cosub.pdf. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Mahoning County, Ohio Cities Alliance‡ | Campbell | Canfield | Columbiana‡ | Salem‡ | Struthers | Youngstown‡
Villages Beloit | Craig Beach | Lowellville | New Middletown | Poland | Sebring | Washingtonville‡
Townships CDPs Unincorporated
communitiesDamascus‡ | Ellsworth | Greenford | Lake Milton | New Springfield | North Benton | North Jackson | North Lima | Petersburg
Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Mahoning County, Ohio
- Youngstown metropolitan area
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