Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Township

Aerial view of the Olney Friends School

Location of Warren Township in Belmont County
Coordinates: 39°59′11″N 81°10′24″W / 39.98639°N 81.17333°W / 39.98639; -81.17333Coordinates: 39°59′11″N 81°10′24″W / 39.98639°N 81.17333°W / 39.98639; -81.17333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
 • Total 35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2)
 • Land 34.9 sq mi (90.4 km2)
 • Water 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,293 ft (394 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,974
 • Density 171/sq mi (66.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-80864[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085787[1]

Warren Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 5,974 people in the township,[3] 1,781 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

The village of Barnesville is located in central Warren Township.

Name and history

Warren Township was organized about 1806-1807.[4]

It is one of five Warren Townships statewide.[5]

In 1833, several gristmills and saw mills were being operating in Warren Township, powered by the waters of Captina Creek and the Stillwater River.[6]

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,[7] 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.

The township's trustees meet in Barnesville.

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. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Warren township, Belmont County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 220.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 467. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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