Fairfield Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

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 of Columbiana County

Columbiana County, Ohio

Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

, Ohio

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United States Census, 2000

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 found 9,583 people in the township, 4,215 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Beaver Township, Mahoning County
  Beaver Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Beaver Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,466 people in the township, 6,104 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Springfield Township, Mahoning County
  Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Springfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,054 people in the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Unity Township
  Unity Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Unity Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 10,294 people in the township, 3,969 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Middleton Township
  Middleton Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Middleton Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,741 people in the township, 3,475 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• Elkrun Township
  Elkrun Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Elkrun Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,781 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Center Township
  Center Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Center Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,473 people in the township, 3,685 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Salem Township
  Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,703 people in the township, 3,338 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Green Township, Mahoning County
  Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,450 people in the township, 3,095 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Most of the city of Columbiana

Columbiana, Ohio

Columbiana is a city in Columbiana and Mahoning Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 6,384 at the 2010 census.The Columbiana County portion of Columbiana is part of the East Liverpool–Salem Micropolitan Statistical Area, while the Mahoning County portion is part of the...

 is located in northern Fairfield Township, and a small part of the village of Leetonia

Leetonia, Ohio

Leetonia is a village in Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,043 at the 2000 census. Artie Altomare has been the mayor of Leetonia since 1997.- History :...

 is located in the township's northwest.

Name and history

It is one of seven Fairfield Townships statewide

Fairfield Township, Ohio

Fairfield Township may refer to the following places in the U.S. state of Ohio:*Fairfield Township, Butler County, Ohio*Fairfield Township, Columbiana County, Ohio*Fairfield Township, Highland County, Ohio*Fairfield Township, Huron County, Ohio...

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The township was organized in 1806.

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, 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.

External links

• Fairfield Township website
• Columbiana County website