Salem Township is one of the twenty-two
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of
Tuscarawas County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,584 people in the township.
History
Salem Township derives its name from the
town of the same name mentioned in the
Bible
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. The settlement of Salem, among the first in the
Northwest Territory
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, was founded by a group of
Moravian Christians, both European and Native American (
Christian Munsee
The Christian Munsee are a group of Lenape (also known as ''Delaware''), an Indigenous people in the United States, that primarily speak Munsee and have converted to Christianity, following the teachings of Moravian missionaries. The Christian ...
and
Christian Mohican), led by the Christian missionary
John Heckewelder
John Gottlieb Ernestus Heckewelder (March 12, 1743 – January 21, 1823) was an American missionary for the Moravian Church.
Early life
Heckewelder was born in Bedford, England and came to Pennsylvania in 1754. After finishing his education, he ...
.
It is one of fourteen
Salem Townships statewide.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Jefferson Township - north
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Clay Township - east
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Washington Township - southeast
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Oxford Township - south
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Oxford Township, Coshocton County - southwest corner
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Adams Township, Coshocton County - west
The village of
Port Washington is located in eastern Salem Township.
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, 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
County website
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Townships in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
Settlements of the Moravian Church