Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio

Poland Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 14,664 people in the township.

Poland Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Township
Hopewell Furnace, the first industrial operation in the Connecticut Western Reserve
Location of Poland Township in Mahoning County
Coordinates: 41°1′21″N 80°35′36″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Mahoning
Area
• Total	21.2 sq mi (55.0 km2)
• Land	20.9 sq mi (54.1 km2)
• Water	0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,129 ft (344 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	14,664
• Density	690/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44514
Area code(s)	234/330
FIPS code	39-63968[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086568[1]
Website	www.polandtownship.org

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.^[4] 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,^[5] 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.