Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio

See also: Paris Township, Ohio (disambiguation)

Paris Township, Stark County, Ohio
Township
This abandoned underpass has long been a target for Graffiti
Location of Paris Township in Stark County
Coordinates: 40°45′25″N 81°7′18″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Stark
Organized	April 1, 1818
Area
• Total	33.8 sq mi (87.4 km^2)
• Land	33.7 sq mi (87.2 km^2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km^2)
Elevation [1]	938 ft (286 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,743
• Density	170.4/sq mi (87.2/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	44669
Area code	330
FIPS code	39-59850[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086985[1]

Paris Township is one of the seventeen townships of Stark County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,743 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Washington Township - north
• Knox Township, Columbiana County - northeast corner
• West Township, Columbiana County - east
• Augusta Township, Carroll County - southeast corner
• Brown Township, Carroll County - south
• Osnaburg Township - west
• Nimishillen Township - northwest

Part of the village of Minerva is located in southeastern Paris Township, and three unincorporated communities lie in the township: New Franklin in the northeast, Paris in the northwest, and Robertsville in the west.

Name and history

Statewide, other Paris Townships are located in Portage and Union counties.

In 1833, Paris Township contained four gristmills, seven saw mills, one fulling mill, one tannery, and five stores.^[4]

Government

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1820	553		—
1830	1,513		173.6%
1840	2,474		63.5%
1850	2,740		10.8%
1860	2,657		−3.0%
1870	2,625		−1.2%
1880	2,639		0.5%
1890	2,649		0.4%
1900	2,382		−10.1%
1910	2,351		−1.3%
1920	2,689		14.4%
1930	3,224		19.9%
1940	3,679		14.1%
1950	4,173		13.4%
1960	4,994		19.7%
1970	6,038		20.9%
1990	5,907		—
2000	5,969		1.0%
2010	5,728		−4.0%
2020	5,743		0.3%
[5]

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,^[6] 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.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Paris township, Stark County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 361. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
5. census data: 1820 : 1820 page 137, 1830 : Kilbourn, John (1831). The Ohio gazetteer: or, Topographical dictionary: describing the several ... in the State of Ohio. self. p. 332., 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 285., 1850, 1860, 1870 : 1870 page 35, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 318., 1910, 1920, 1930 : 1930 page 56, 1940, 1950 : 1950 page 21, 1960, 1970 : 1970 page 135, 1990 : 1990, 2000 : 2000, 2010 and 2020 : 2010 and 2020
6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.

External links

• County website