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Steubenville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 4,319 people in the township, 865 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

Steubenville Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Township
Cool Spring Road (Steubenville Township Road 167A) passes under Wheeling and Lake Erie tracks just to the east of the Coen Tunnel
Location of Steubenville Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°19′16″N 80°37′4″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson
Area
 • Total7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
 • Land7.8 sq mi (20.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
886 ft (270 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total4,319
 • Density553.7/sq mi (213.8/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
43952-43953
Area code(s)740
FIPS code39-74615[2]
GNIS feature ID1086387[1]

Geography


Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships and city:

Brooke County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.

Most of the northern part of the township is occupied by the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson County. Of the remainder, the village of Mingo Junction is located in the northeastern part of the township.


Name and history


Steubenville Township was founded in 1803.[4]

It is the only Steubenville Township statewide.[5]


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,[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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp. 442.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.




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