Poland Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 14,664 people in the township.
Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio | |
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 Hopewell Furnace, the first industrial operation in the Connecticut Western Reserve | |
 Location of Poland Township in Mahoning County | |
| Coordinates: 41°1′21″N 80°35′36″W / 41.02250°N 80.59333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.2 sq mi (55.0 km2) |
| • Land | 20.9 sq mi (54.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,129 ft (344 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,664 |
| • Density | 690/sq mi (270/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44514 |
| Area code(s) | 234/330 |
| FIPS code | 39-63968[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086568[1] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated in the eastern part of the county along the Pennsylvania border, it borders the following townships:
- Coitsville Township - north
- Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - northeast
- Mahoning Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - east
- North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania - southeast corner
- Springfield Township - south
- Boardman Township - west
- Struthers - northwest
Three municipalities are located in Poland Township:
- The village of Lowellville, in the east
- Part of the village of Poland, in the west
- Part of the city of Struthers, in the northwest
Name and history
editIt is the only Poland Township statewide.[4] It was established in 1796.
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,[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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Poland 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.
- ^ "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.