Lexington Township, Stark County, Ohio
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Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:
- Atwater Township, Portage County - north
- Deerfield Township, Portage County - northeast
- Smith Township, Mahoning County - east
- Alliance - southeast
- Washington Township - south
- Marlboro Township - west
It is the only township in the county with a border on Mahoning County.
The city of Alliance is in the southeast. The unincorporated community of Limaville, a census-designated place (CDP), is in the north, and the CDP of Bolton is in the center of the township.
Name and history
It is the only Lexington Township statewide.[1]
In 1833, Lexington Township contained three gristmills, seven saw mills, one tannery, and four stores.[2]
Government
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| Census | Pop. | Template:Sronly | %± |
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| 1820 | 539 | — | |
| 1830 | 869 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1840 | 1,640 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1850 | 1,996 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1860 | 3,102 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1870 | 5,700 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1880 | 6,287 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1890 | 8,994 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1900 | 10,325 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1910 | 16,700 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1920 | 22,241 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1930 | 23,712 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1940 | 23,292 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1950 | 27,578 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1960 | 29,074 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1970 | 5,975 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
| 1990 | 5,291 | — | |
| 2000 | 5,583 | Script error: No such module "String".% | |
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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,[4] 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
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- ↑ census data: 1820 : 1820 page 137, 1830 : Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., 1840, 1880 : Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., 1850, 1860, 1870 : 1870 page 35, 1890, 1900 : Script error: No such module "citation/CS1"., 1910, 1920, 1930 : 1930 page 56, 1940, 1950 : 1950 page 21, 1960, 1970 : 1970 page 135, 1990 : 1990, 2000 : 2000 (includes Alliance before 1970)
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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External links
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