Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

40°52′28″N 80°46′41″W / 40.87444°N 80.77806°W / 40.87444; -80.77806CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyColumbianaArea

• Total31.2 sq mi (80.9 km²) • Land31.2 sq mi (80.7 km²) • Water0.08 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

1,001 ft (305 m)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total5,142 • Density160/sq mi (64/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

44460

Area code(s)330, 234FIPS code39-69848^[3]GNIS feature ID1085902^[1]

Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census reported 5,142 people living in the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Green Township, Mahoning County - north
Beaver Township, Mahoning County - northeast corner
Fairfield Township - east
Elkrun Township - southeast corner
Center Township - south
Hanover Township - southwest corner
Butler Township - west
Perry Township - northwest

One city and two villages are located in Salem Township:

The eastern tip of the city of Salem, in the northwest
The village of Leetonia, in the northeast
The village of Washingtonville, in the north

Name and history

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1980	5,365	—
1990	5,523	2.9%
2000	5,703	3.3%
2010	5,484	−3.8%
2020	5,142	−6.2%

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.^[4]

The township was among the first organized in the county in 1803.^[5]

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

William Heston, Chairman^[7]
John Wilms, Vice Chairman^[7]
Ray Heddleson^[7]

Fiscal Officer

Dale L. Davis^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Salem township, Columbiana County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 5, 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.
^ Cranmer, Gibson Lamb (1891). History of the upper Ohio Valley. Vol. 2. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant & Fuller. p. 22.
^ §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). Retrieved February 19, 2021.