Salem Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Jefferson County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 2,778 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Ross Township - north
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Knox Township - northeast corner
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Island Creek Township - east
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Cross Creek Township - southeast corner
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Wayne Township - south
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German Township, Harrison County - southwest
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Springfield Township - northwest
The village of
Richmond
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is located in northeastern Salem Township, and the
unincorporated community
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of
East Springfield lies in the northwestern part of the township.
Name and history
Salem Township was founded in 1807.
It is one of fourteen
Salem Townships 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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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
Populated places established in 1807
Quakerism in Ohio