Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio

Salem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 780,[3] up from 682 at the 2000 census.

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
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyHighland
Area
 • Total19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Land19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total780
 • Density40/sq mi (15.4/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-69862[2]
GNIS feature ID1086312[1]

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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Salem township, Highland County, Ohio". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
  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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