Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 3,542.
Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio | |
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Franklin Harris Farmstead on Depot Road | |
 Location of Butler Township in Columbiana County | |
| Coordinates: 40°51′25″N 80°55′27″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.9 sq mi (85.3 km2) |
| • Land | 32.9 sq mi (85.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,542 |
| • Density | 108/sq mi (41.6/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-10562[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085889[1] |
| Website | https://www.butlertownshipohio.org/ |
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Goshen Township, Mahoning County - north
- Perry Township - northeast
- Salem Township - east
- Center Township - southeast corner
- Hanover Township - south
- West Township - southwest corner
- Knox Township - west
- Smith Township, Mahoning County - northwest corner
Two unincorporated communities are located in Butler Township:
- The census-designated place of Damascus, in the northwest
- The unincorporated community of Winona, in the southeast
Name and history
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.
Township Trustees
Fiscal Officer
- Jill M. Amos[8]