Vinton Township is one of the twelve
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
of
Vinton County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 548 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Madison Township: north
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Knox Township: northeast
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Columbia Township, Meigs County: east
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Salem Township, Meigs County: southeast corner
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Wilkesville Township: south
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Milton Township, Jackson County: southwest
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Clinton Township: west
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Elk Township: northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Vinton Township, although the
unincorporated community
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of
Oreton lies in the township's west.
Name and history
Like the county in which it is contained, Vinton Township was named for
Samuel Finley Vinton.
It is the only Vinton Township statewide.
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
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the Ge ...
. 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.
References
External links
Vinton County Chamber of Commerce
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Townships in Vinton County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio