Salisbury Township, Meigs County, Ohio

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]

Salisbury Township, Meigs County, Ohio
Township
Buildings at the Meigs County Fairgrounds
Location of Salisbury Township in Meigs County
Coordinates: 39°1′18″N 82°2′43″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyMeigs
Area
 • Total34.2 sq mi (88.5 km2)
 • Land34.0 sq mi (88.0 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2)
Elevation784 ft (239 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total6,441
 • Density189.6/sq mi (73.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-70114[2]
GNIS feature ID1086617[1]

Geography

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

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.

Name and history

It is the only Salisbury Township statewide.[4]

Located off State Route 124 near Rock Springs, the Meigs County Fairgrounds is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[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.

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. Meigs County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Archived 2016-11-21 at the Wayback Machine Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  6. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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