[3] Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships: No municipalities are located in Smith Township, although three unincorporated communities are located in the township: Jacobsburg in the southeast, Centerville in the center, and Warnock in the north.

[4] Statewide, the only other Smith Township is located in Mahoning County.

In 1833, Smith Township contained a number of gristmills, saw mills, fulling mills, and carding machines.

[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.

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.