Poland Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 14,664 people in the township.
Geography Located in the eastern part of the county along the Pennsylvania border, it borders the following townships: Coitsville Township - north Pulaski Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - northeast Mahoning Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania - east North Beaver Township, Pennsylvania - southeast corner Springfield Township - south Boardman Township - west Struthers - northwest
Three municipalities are located in Poland Township: The village of Lowellville, in the east Part of the village of Poland, in the west Part of the city of Struthers, in the northwest
Name and history It is the only Poland Township statewide. It was established in 1796.
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