Cross Creek Township, Ohio

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Cross Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Bantam Ridge School 2012-07-13.jpg
Historic schoolhouse in Cross Creek Township
Map of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting Cross Creek Township.png
Location of Cross Creek Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°20′53″N80°41′59″W / 40.34806°N 80.69972°W / 40.34806; -80.69972
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jefferson
Area
  Total32.6 sq mi (84.4 km2)
  Land32.6 sq mi (84.4 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,145 ft (349 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total7,870
  Density240/sq mi (93/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-19484 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086377 [1]

Cross Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census recorded 7,870 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships and city:

Northeastern Cross Creek Township is occupied by parts of the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson County. Villages in the township include part of New Alexandria in the south and part of Wintersville in the north.

Name and history

Cross Creek Township was founded in 1806. [4]

It is the only Cross Creek Township statewide. [5]

Cross Creek Township is named after the Cross Creek Watershed, which flows through western Washington County to the Ohio River in West Virginia. [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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. "Cross Creek township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp.  467.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. "Cross Creek Township". www.crosscreektwp.org. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.