Berlin Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

Berlin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,122 people in the township.[3]

Berlin Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Township
Berlin Center Post Office
Location of Berlin Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 41°1′21″N 80°58′16″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMahoning
Area
 • Total25.6 sq mi (66.2 km2)
 • Land23.9 sq mi (61.8 km2)
 • Water1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
Elevation1,020 ft (311 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total2,122
 • Density89/sq mi (34.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-05858[2]
GNIS feature ID1086557[1]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Berlin Township.

Name and history

Berlin Township was organized in 1828.[4] The township was named after Berlin, Germany, the ancestral home of a share of the first settlers.[5]

Statewide, other Berlin Townships are located in Delaware, Erie, Holmes, and Knox counties.[6]

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,[7] 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.

Current trustees (December 2017):

  • Denny Furman
  • Jodi Kale
  • Jason Young

Transportation

The intersection of U.S. Route 224 and State Route 534, which lies about twenty miles southwest of Youngstown, Ohio, is located in central Berlin Township.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Berlin township, Mahoning County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 10, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
  4. Sanderson, Thomas W. (1907). Twentieth Century History of Youngstown and Mahoning County. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 176.
  5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 13.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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