Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Island Creek Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Jefferson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:106.9
Area Land Km2:106.8
Area Water Km2:0.1
Area Total Sq Mi:41.3
Area Land Sq Mi:41.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:10173
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:381
Elevation Ft:1250
Coordinates:40.4336°N -80.6486°W
Postal Code:44444
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-37534[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086378

Island Creek Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 10,173 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships and city:

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east: Hancock County to the northeast, and Brooke County to the southeast.

Parts of southern Island Creek Township are occupied by the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson County. As well, two incorporated municipalities are located in the township: part of the city of Toronto along the Ohio River in the northeast, and part of the village of Wintersville in the southwest.

Name and history

Island Creek Township was founded in 1806. It takes its name from the Island Creek, which runs through it.[4]

It is the only Island Creek 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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Island Creek township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . July 13, 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. January 31, 2008. United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. January 31, 2008.
  4. Book: 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens . Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company . Doyle, Joseph Beatty . 1910 . 450.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. February 16, 2007.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24