Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio
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Salem Township is one of twelve townships in Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 U.S. Census found 2,307 people in the township.
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[edit] Geography
It borders or touches the following other townships and municipalities:
- Urbana Township on the south;
- Mad River Township on the southwest;
- Concord Township on the west;
- Harrison Township on the northwest;
- Liberty Township, Logan County on the north;
- Monroe Township, Logan County on the northeast;
- Wayne Township on the east;
- Union Township on the southeast
[edit] Name and history
[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.