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Salem Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 944 people in the township.[3]
Salem Township, Meigs County, Ohio | |
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Township | |
 Along State Route 325 in the township's far south | |
 Location of Salem Township in Meigs County | |
| Coordinates: 39°4′25″N 82°14′38″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Meigs |
| Area | |
| • Total | 43.5 sq mi (112.7 km2) |
| • Land | 43.5 sq mi (112.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 735 ft (224 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 944 |
| • Density | 21.7/sq mi (8.4/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-69904[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086616[1] |
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Columbia Township - north
- Scipio Township - northeast corner
- Rutland Township - east
- Cheshire Township, Gallia County - southeast corner
- Morgan Township, Gallia County - south
- Huntington Township, Gallia County - southwest
- Wilkesville Township, Vinton County - west
- Vinton Township, Vinton County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Salem Township.
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
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Meigs County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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