Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Flushing Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Belmont County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
 • Total 31.0 sq mi (80.2 km2)
 • Land 28.8 sq mi (74.5 km2)
 • Water 2.2 sq mi (5.6 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,060 ft (323 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 1,990
 • Density 69.1/sq mi (26.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 43977
Area code(s) 740
FIPS code 39-27566[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085777[1]

Flushing Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,990 people in the township, 745 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

Two villages are located in Flushing Township: Flushing in the east, and Holloway in the north.

Name and history

It is the only Flushing Township statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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.

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