Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio

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Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio
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U.S. Route 40 in the township's southeast
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Location of Kirkwood Township in Belmont County
Coordinates: 40°4′35″N81°10′10″W / 40.07639°N 81.16944°W / 40.07639; -81.16944
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
  Total36.7 sq mi (95.0 km2)
  Land35.3 sq mi (91.5 km2)
  Water1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2)
Elevation
[1]
965 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total412
  Density11/sq mi (4.3/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-40600 [2]
GNIS feature ID1085779 [1]

Kirkwood Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 412 people in the township. [3]

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Geography

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

Part of the village of Fairview is located in southwestern Kirkwood Township.

The Egypt Valley Wildlife Area comprises a significant portion of the township.

Name and history

Kirkwood Township was named for Robert Kirkwood, a soldier who fought in the American Revolutionary War. [4] [5] It is the only Kirkwood Township statewide. [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. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. "Kirkwood township, Belmont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 176.
  5. McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 267.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.