Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Pease Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Belmont County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
 • Total 28.6 sq mi (74.1 km2)
 • Land 28.6 sq mi (74.1 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,286 ft (392 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 14,961
 • Density 522.7/sq mi (201.8/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-61378[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085781[1]

Pease Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 14,961 people in the township, 4,367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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Geography

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

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

Several municipalities are located in Pease Township:

The unincorporated community of Riverview lies in the township's southeast.

Name and history

It is the only Pease 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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