Salem Township is one of the twelve
townships
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of
Champaign County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census reported 2,539 people living in the township,
2,382 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Liberty Township, Logan County - north
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Monroe Township, Logan County - northeast
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Wayne Township - east
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Union Township - southeast
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Urbana Township - south
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Mad River Township - southwest corner
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Concord Township - west
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Harrison Township - northwest
A small part of the city of
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, the
county seat
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of Champaign County, is located in the southern part of the township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
Kennard lies in the township's east. The
Ohio Caverns
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are located in the northeastern part of the township, near the
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line.
Name and history
It is one of fourteen
Salem Townships statewide.
Salem Township was established in 1805 as one of the first townships in Champaign County.
A
historic site
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in the township is
Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church. Built in 1881, it is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
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. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Education
West Liberty-Salem High School is located in Salem Township.
References
External links
County websiteCounty and township map of Ohio
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Townships in Champaign County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio