Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Warren Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Belmont County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
 • Total 35.3 sq mi (91.3 km2)
 • Land 35.1 sq mi (91.0 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,293 ft (394 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 5,870
 • Density 167.0/sq mi (64.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-80864[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085787[1]

Warren Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,870 people in the township, 1,645 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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Geography

Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Barnesville is located in central Warren Township.

Name and history

It is one of five Warren Townships 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.

The township's trustees meet in Barnesville.

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