Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

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Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Township
Smithfield-area brick farmhouse with large porch.jpg
Township farmstead in winter
Map of Jefferson County Ohio Highlighting Smithfield Township.png
Location of Smithfield Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°14′45″N80°49′8″W / 40.24583°N 80.81889°W / 40.24583; -80.81889
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jefferson
Area
 • Total37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2)
 • Land37.5 sq mi (97.2 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[1]
971 ft (296 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total3,011
 • Density80/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43948
Area code 740
FIPS code 39-72767 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086384 [1]

Smithfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,011 people in the township.

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Geography

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

Several populated places are located in Smithfield Township:

Name and history

Smithfield Township was founded in 1805. It takes its name from the village of Smithfield, which predates its establishment. [4]

It is the only Smithfield Township 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. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "Smithfield township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ↑ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp.  501.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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