West 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 3,351 people in the township, 3,346 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Knox Township
  Knox Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
  Knox Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,828 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships and city:...
  
   - north
• 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:...
  
   - northeast corner
• 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:...
  
   - east
• East Township, Carroll County
  East Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  East Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 859 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Augusta Township, Carroll County
  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:...
  
   - south
• Brown Township, Carroll County
  Brown Township, Carroll County, Ohio
  Brown Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 8,300 people in the township, 5,184 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - southwest corner
• 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:...
  
   - west
• 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:...
  
   - northwest corner

Part of the village of Minerva

Minerva, Ohio

Minerva is a village in Carroll, Columbiana, and Stark counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 3,934 at the 2000 census.The Carroll and Stark County portions of Minerva are part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area, while the Columbiana County portion is part...

 is located in southwestern West Township, and the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of East Rochester

East Rochester, Ohio

East Rochester is a census-designated place in southern West Township, Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44625. It lies along U.S. Route 30.-References:...

is located in the township's south.

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.