Knox 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

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 4,828 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

• Smith Township, Mahoning County
  Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Smith Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,977 people in the township, 3,895 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Goshen Township, Mahoning County
  Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
  Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,281 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Butler Township
  Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,444 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Hanover Township
  Hanover Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Hanover Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,749 people in the township, 3,362 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southeast corner
• West Township
  West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  West Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,351 people in the township, 3,346 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Paris Township, Stark County
  Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Paris Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,969 people in the township, 3,938 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Washington Township, Stark County
  Washington Township, Stark County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,791 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - west
• Alliance
  Alliance, Ohio
  Alliance is a city in Stark and Mahoning counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 22,322 at the 2010 census. Alliance's nickname is "The Carnation City", and the city is home to the University of Mount Union....
  
   - northwest

No municipalities are located in Knox Township, although two unincorporated communities

Unincorporated area

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 lie in the township: Homeworth

Homeworth, Ohio

Homeworth is a census-designated place in Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States.Located in southwestern Knox Township, aside from homes, the area around Homeworth has farms, hills, fields, and cows....

 in the southwest, and North Georgetown

North Georgetown, Ohio

North Georgetown is an unincorporated community in western Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44665...

 in the west.

Name and history

It is one of five Knox Townships statewide

Knox Township, Ohio

Knox Township, Ohio may refer to:*Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio*Knox Township, Guernsey County, Ohio*Knox Township, Holmes County, Ohio*Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio*Knox Township, Vinton County, Ohio...

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The township was organized in 1808.

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.