Smithfield Township is one of the fourteen
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
Jefferson County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 3,011 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Wayne Township - north
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Wells Township - northeast
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Warren Township - southeast
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Mount Pleasant Township - south
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Short Creek Township, Harrison County - southwest
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Green Township, Harrison County - northwest
Several populated places are located in Smithfield Township:
*Part of the village of
Adena, in the southwest
*Part of the village of
Dillonvale, in the southeast
*The village of
Smithfield, in the northeast
*The
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Greentown, in the east
*The unincorporated community of
Piney Fork, in the center
Name and history
Smithfield Township was founded in 1805. It takes its name from the village of
Smithfield, which predates its establishment.
It is the only Smithfield 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'' (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
County website
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Townships in Jefferson County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio