Salem Township, Wyandot County, Ohio

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Salem Township, Wyandot County, Ohio
Wyandot Airport from the east.jpg
Wyandot Airport between Carey and Upper Sandusky
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Location of Salem Township in Wyandot County
Coordinates: 40°52′8″N83°21′8″W / 40.86889°N 83.35222°W / 40.86889; -83.35222
Country United States
State Ohio
County Wyandot
Area
  Total36.4 sq mi (94.3 km2)
  Land36.4 sq mi (94.2 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation
[1]
840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total981
  Density27/sq mi (10/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-70016 [3]
GNIS feature ID1087212 [1]

Salem Township is one of the thirteen townships of Wyandot County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 981 people in the township.

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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.

Name and history

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide. [4]

A 12 megawatt (MW) Wyandot Solar Facility solar photovoltaic power plant was completed in Salem Township in April 2010. [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. "Salem township, Wyandot County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 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. Solar Energy Industries Association (2010). Utility-Scale Solar Projects in the United States
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.