East Township, Carroll County, Ohio
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East Township is one of the fourteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Carroll County
Carroll County, Ohio
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, Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 859 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Hanover Township, Columbiana County
    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:...

     - northeast
  • Franklin Township, Columbiana County
    Franklin Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
    Franklin Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 766 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Fox Township
    Fox Township, Carroll County, Ohio
    Fox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,075 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southeast
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Carroll County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,061 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Augusta Township
    Augusta Township, Carroll County, Ohio
    Augusta Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,599 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • West Township, Columbiana County
    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:...

    - northwest


No municipalities are located in East Township.

Name and history

It is the only East Township statewide.

This township was originally under the name of Franklin Township, in Columbiana County. It contains three rows of sections out of the original surveyed township 14, range 4, together with six sections taken off Augusta Township by the county commissioners.

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.

The current office holders and end of their terms are

Trustees:
  • Curits D. Frase December 31 2013,
  • Sherman Oyer December 31 2013,
  • Russell Shipley December 31 2011


Fiscal Officer (Clerk):
  • Lisa J. Grubbs March 31 2012
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