Belpre Township, Ohio

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Belpre Township, Ohio
Township
Sawyer-Curtis House.jpg
The Sawyer-Curtis House in Little Hocking
Map of Washington County Ohio Highlighting Belpre Township.png
Location of Belpre Township in Washington County
Coordinates: 39°16′54″N81°39′44″W / 39.28167°N 81.66222°W / 39.28167; -81.66222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Washington
Area
 • Total24.1 sq mi (62.5 km2)
 • Land23.6 sq mi (61.2 km2)
 • Water0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2)
Elevation
[1]
735 ft (224 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total3,897
 • Density165.1/sq mi (63.7/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
45714
Area code 740
FIPS code 39-05438 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087128 [1]

Belpre Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Washington County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,897 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Wood County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.

Two populated places are located in Belpre Township along the Ohio River: The city of Belpre, in the southeast; and the unincorporated community of Little Hocking, in the southwest.

Name and history

With a name derived from the French for "beautiful meadow", [4] it is the only Belpre 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, [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.

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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. ↑ "Belpre township, Washington County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, Or a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp.  91 . Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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