Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio

Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township

The Fort Salem Indian Mound on Certier Road

Location of Salem Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°9′10″N 83°48′56″W / 39.15278°N 83.81556°W / 39.15278; -83.81556Coordinates: 39°9′10″N 83°48′56″W / 39.15278°N 83.81556°W / 39.15278; -83.81556
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
 • Total 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Land 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,004 ft (306 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 682
 • Density 34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-69862[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086312[1]

Salem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 682 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Salem Township, although the unincorporated community of Pricetown lies in the township's east.

Name and history

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Highland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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