Salem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 780,[3] up from 682 at the 2000 census.

Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township
The Fort Salem Indian Mound on Certier Road
Location of Salem Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°9′10″N 83°48′56″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Highland
Area
• Total	19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
• Land	19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,004 ft (306 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	780
• Density	40/sq mi (15.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-69862[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086312[1]

Geography

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

• Dodson Township - north
• Hamer Township - east
• Clay Township - south
• Green Township, Brown County - west
• Perry Township, Brown County - southwest

No municipalities are located in Salem Township, although the unincorporated community of Pricetown lies in the township's east.

Name and history

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.[4]

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.

References

External links

• County website