BOARDMAN TOWNSHIP, MAHONING COUNTY, OHIO

'Boardman Township' is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 42,518 people in the township.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Name and history

Government

References

External links

Geography

Centered at 41°2'20" North, 80°39'55" West in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:

★ Youngstown - north

★ Poland Township - east

★ Springfield Township - southeast

★ Beaver Township - south

★ Canfield Township - west

★ Austintown Township - northwest corner
Several populated places are located in Boardman Township:

★ Part of the village of Poland, in the east

★ Part of the city of Youngstown, in the northeast

★ The census-designated place of Boardman, all the rest of the township except the southeastern and southwestern corners
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 61.56 km² (23.78 mi²). 61.30 km² (23.68 mi²) of it is land and 0.26 km² (0.10 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.42% water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 42,518 people, but by 2003, the township saw its first ever decrease in population. In Boardman, there were 18,198 households and 11,701 families. The population density is 693.5/km² (1,795.3/mi²). There are 16,801 housing units at an average density of 312.3/km² (808.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 95.36% White, 2.44% Black or African American, 0.87% Asian, and 0.50% other races; 2% were reported to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 18,198 households, out of which 27.24% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.23% are married couples living together, 9.26% have a female householder with no husband present and 35.56% are non-families. 32.22% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.33% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.30 and the average family size is 2.94.
In the township, the population is distributed by age as follows: 20.79% under the age of 18, 7.56% from 18 to 24, 26.39% from 25 to 44, 24.91% from 45 to 64, and 20.35% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 42.1 years. For every 100 females there are 87.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 84.48 males.
The median income for a household in the township is $42,159, and the median income for a family is $54,106. Males have a median income of $34,164 versus $17,714 for females. The per capita income for the CDP is $23,779. 4.86% of the population and 3.36% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.6% of those under the age of 18 and 5.22% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Name and history

It is the only Boardman 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

1. Mahoning County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links

★ Township website

★ County website

★ Mill Creek Park

★ Resolution establishing Boardman Township as an urban township, as defined by Chapter 504 of the Ohio Revised Code