Steubenville Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

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Steubenville Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Jefferson County.
Municipalities and townships of Jefferson County.
Coordinates: 40°19′16″N 80°37′4″W / 40.32111, -80.61778
Country United States
State Ohio
County Jefferson
Area
 - Total 7.8 sq mi (20.2 km²)
 - Land 7.8 sq mi (20.2 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 886 ft (270 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 4,695
 - Density 602.7/sq mi (232.7/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 43952-43953
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-74615[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086387[1]

Steubenville Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,695 people in the township, 1,064 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

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

Most of the northern part of the township is occupied by the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson County. Of the remainder, the village of Mingo Junction is located in the northeastern part of the township.

[edit] Name and history

It is the only Steubenville 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.

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