Ellsworth Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,128 people in the township.
Geography Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: Jackson Township - north Austintown Township - northeast corner Canfield Township - east Green Township - southeast Goshen Township - southwest Berlin Township - west Milton Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Ellsworth Township, although the unincorporated community of Ellsworth lies at the center of the township.
Name and history Ellsworth Township was established in 1810. Ellsworth is the name of a "prominent citizen of Connecticut".
It is the only Ellsworth 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 fiscal officer,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009. 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.
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External links Township website County website