Wells Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Jefferson County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 2,491 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county along the
Ohio River
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, it borders the following townships:
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Cross Creek Township - north
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Steubenville Township - northeast
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Warren Township - south
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Smithfield Township - west
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Wayne Township - northwest
Brooke County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.
Part of the village of
New Alexandria is located in northern Wells Township. As well, two
unincorporated communities lie in Wells Township:
Brilliant
Brilliant may refer to:
Music
* ''Brilliant'' (album), a 2012 album by Ultravox
*Brilliant (band), a British pop/rock group active in the 1980s
* "Brilliant" (song), a song by D'espairsRay
*Brilliant Classics, Dutch classical music record label
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in the east, and
Weems in the northwest.
Name and history
Wells Township was founded in 1823. It was named for
Bezaleel Wells
Bezaleel Wells (January 28, 1773 – August 14, 1846) was an American politician, judge, surveyor and landowner from Ohio. He was known as the founder of Steubenville and Canton. He was a member of the Ohio Senate, representing Jefferson Coun ...
, a founder of
Steubenville.
It is the only Wells 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. Accessed April 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
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Jefferson County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio