Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio 2521075 223247161 2008-07-03T06:28:52Z AlleborgoBot 3813685 robot Modifying: [[it:Poland (Ohio)]] {{Infobox Settlement |official_name = Poland Township, Ohio |settlement_type = [[Township (United States)|Township]] |nickname = |motto = <!-- Images --> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = <!-- Maps --> |image_map = Map of Mahoning County Ohio With Municipal and Township Labels.PNG |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Mahoning County. |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = <!-- Location --> |subdivision_type = [[List of countries|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[United States]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Political divisions of the United States|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Ohio]] |subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Ohio|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning]] <!-- Government --> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = <!-- Area --> |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 55.0 |area_land_km2 = 54.7 |area_water_km2 = 0.4 |area_total_sq_mi = 21.3 |area_land_sq_mi = 21.1 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.1 <!-- Population --> |population_as_of = [[United States Census, 2000|2000]] |population_footnotes = |population_total = 14711 |population_density_km2 = 269.2 |population_density_sq_mi = 697.1 <!-- General information --> |timezone = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]] |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = {{GR|3}} |elevation_m = 344 |elevation_ft = 1129 |latd = 41 |latm = 1 |lats = 21 |latNS = N |longd = 80 |longm = 35 |longs = 36 |longEW = W <!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = [[ZIP code]] |postal_code = 44514 |area_code = [[Area code 330|330]] |blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] |blank_info = 39-63968{{GR|2}} |blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID |blank1_info = 1086568{{GR|3}} |website = |footnotes = }} '''Poland Township''' is one of the fourteen [[civil township|townships]] of [[Mahoning County, Ohio|Mahoning County]], [[Ohio]], [[United States]]. The [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]] found 14,711 people in the township, 11,845 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.<ref>[http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39099 Mahoning County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] [[Ohio State University]], 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.</ref> ==Geography== Located in the eastern part of the county along the [[Pennsylvania]] border, it borders the following townships: *[[Coitsville Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Coitsville Township]] - north *[[Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]] - northeast *[[Mahoning Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]] - east *[[North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania|North Beaver Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania]] - southeast corner *[[Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Springfield Township]] - south *[[Boardman Township, Mahoning County, Ohio|Boardman Township]] - west *[[Struthers, Ohio|Struthers]] - northwest Three municipalities are located in Poland Township: *The village of [[Lowellville, Ohio|Lowellville]], in the east *Part of the village of [[Poland, Ohio|Poland]], in the west *Part of the city of [[Struthers, Ohio|Struthers]], in the northwest ==Name and history== It is the only Poland Township statewide. ==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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.polandtownship.org Township website] *[http://www.mahoningcountyoh.gov County website] {{Mahoning County, Ohio}} [[Category:Mahoning County, Ohio]] [[Category:Townships in Ohio]] [[it:Poland (Ohio)]] [[pl:Gmina Poland (Ohio)]]