Canfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 16,944 people in the township.
Canfield Township, Ohio | |
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 Suburban development on U.S. Route 224 | |
 Location of Canfield Township in Mahoning County | |
| Coordinates: 41°2′0″N 80°45′14″W / 41.03333°N 80.75389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Mahoning |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.0 sq mi (67.3 km2) |
| • Land | 25.8 sq mi (66.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,171 ft (357 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 16,944 |
| • Density | 650/sq mi (250/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 44406 |
| Area code(s) | 234/330 |
| FIPS code | 39-11374[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086560[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Austintown Township - north
- Youngstown - northeast corner
- Boardman Township - east
- Beaver Township - southeast
- Green Township - southwest
- Ellsworth Township - west
- Jackson Township - northwest corner
The city of Canfield is located in the central part of Canfield Township.
Name and history
editCanfield Township is named for Judson Canfield, a pioneer settler and prominent land owner.[4]
It is the only Canfield Township statewide.
Government
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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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Canfield 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.
- ^ Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 182.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.