Saline Township, Jefferson County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Saline 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 Km2:55.7
Area Land Km2:54.6
Area Water Km2:1.1
Area Total Sq Mi:21.5
Area Land Sq Mi:21.1
Area Water Sq Mi:0.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1171
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:209
Elevation Ft:686
Coordinates:40.5561°N -80.7053°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-70086[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086383

Saline Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,171 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Hancock County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.

Two villages are located in Saline Township: Irondale in the northwest and part of Stratton in the southeast along the Ohio River. In addition, the unincorporated community of Hammondsville lies in the center of the township.

Name and history

The name of Saline Township is derived from the salinity of its salt wells.[4]

It is the only Saline 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: Saline 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 . 463.
  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