Elkrun Township, Ohio
Township in Ohio, US
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Elkrun Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 4,367 people living in the township.
Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Elkrun Township in Columbiana County | |
| Coordinates: 40°46′49″N 80°41′6″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Columbiana |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.8 sq mi (92.8 km2) |
| • Land | 35.8 sq mi (92.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 980 ft (300 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 4,367 |
| • Density | 122/sq mi (47.1/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-24906[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085892[1] |
| Website | https://www.elkruntownship.org/ |
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Fairfield Township - north
- Unity Township - northeast corner
- Middleton Township - east
- St. Clair Township - southeast corner
- Madison Township - south
- Wayne Township - southwest corner
- Center Township - west
- Salem Township - northwest corner
One village and two unincorporated communities are located in Elkrun Township:
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,[6] 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
- Tracey Wonner[7]
Federal government
Federal Correctional Institution Elkton is in the township.[8]