Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio

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Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio
Township
Workman Works, comprehensive from north.jpg
The Fort Salem Indian Mound on Certier Road
Map of Highland County Ohio Highlighting Salem Township.png
Location of Salem Township in Highland County
Coordinates: 39°9′10″N83°48′56″W / 39.15278°N 83.81556°W / 39.15278; -83.81556
Country United States
State Ohio
County Highland
Area
 • Total19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Land19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,004 ft (306 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total782
 • Density40/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-69862 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086312 [1]

Salem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 782.

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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.

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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. ↑ "Salem township, Highland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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