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:

• Hanover Township, Columbiana County - northeast
• Franklin Township, Columbiana County - east
• Fox Township - southeast
• Washington Township - southwest
• Augusta Township - west
• West Township, Columbiana County - northwest

No municipalities are located in East Township.

Name and history

It is the only East 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, 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:

• Ray Barker December 31 2009,
• Sherman Oyer December 31 2009,
• Russell Shipley December 31 2011

Fiscal Officer (Clerk):

• Lisa J. Grubbs March 31 2012

Education

Students attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District

References

1. Carroll County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
2. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
3. Carroll County Website
4. PUC Ohio map of School Districts

External links

• County website