Salisbury Township, Meigs County, Ohio
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| Salisbury Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Meigs |
| Area | |
| - Total | 34.2 sq mi (88.5 km²) |
| - Land | 34.0 sq mi (88.0 km²) |
| - Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 784 ft (239 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 6,441 |
| - Density | 189.6/sq mi (73.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-70114[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086617[1] |
Salisbury Township is one of the twelve townships of Meigs County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,441 people in the township, 1,950 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the central part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Bedford Township - north
- Chester Township - northeast
- Sutton Township - southeast
- Cheshire Township, Gallia County - southwest
- Rutland Township - west
- Scipio Township - northwest corner
Mason County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the south.
It is the farthest downstream of Meigs County's Ohio River townships.
Two villages are located along Salisbury Township's shoreline: Middleport, the largest village in the county, in the southwest, and Pomeroy, the county seat, in the southeast.
[edit] Name and history
It is the only Salisbury Township statewide.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Meigs County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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