Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

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Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Township
State Route 7 in Knox Township.jpg
Along State Route 7 in southern Knox Township
Map of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting Knox Township.png
Location of Knox Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°28′51″N80°38′15″W / 40.48083°N 80.63750°W / 40.48083; -80.63750
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jefferson
Area
 • Total29.7 sq mi (76.8 km2)
 • Land29.4 sq mi (76.0 km2)
 • Water0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2)
Elevation
[1]
955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total4,317
 • Density150/sq mi (56/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-40866 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086379 [1]

Knox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 4,317 people in the township.

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Geography

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

Hancock County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.

Three incorporated municipalities are located along the Ohio River in eastern Knox Township:

As well, the unincorporated community of New Somerset lies in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

Knox Township is named for Henry Knox, first U.S. Secretary of War. [4]

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

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, [6] 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. ↑ "Knox 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.  454.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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