Salem Township, Highland County, Ohio
| Salem Township, Ohio | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Municipalities and townships of Highland County. | |
| Coordinates: 39°9′10″N 83°48′56″W / 39.15278°N 83.81556°WCoordinates: 39°9′10″N 83°48′56″W / 39.15278°N 83.81556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Highland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2) |
| • Land | 19.6 sq mi (50.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,004 ft (306 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 682 |
| • Density | 34.8/sq mi (13.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-69862[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086312[1] |
Salem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 682 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Dodson Township - north
- Hamer Township - east
- Clay Township - south
- Green Township, Brown County - west
- Perry Township, Brown County - southwest
No municipalities are located in Salem Township, although the unincorporated community of Pricetown lies in the township's east.
Name
It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.[4]
History
The township was created from portions of New Market and Union townships on August 9, 1819. Since then it has relinquished much of its land to Dodson, Clay and Hamer townships as they were formed.
Currently it is the smallest of the seventeen townships in Highland County with 12,700 acres (51 km2). Native American relics have been found on many farms and properties in the township, as it was a major Shawnee hunting and ceremonial region. The most interesting Native American site in Salem Township is Fort Salem, which consists of two large earthen mounds about 80 feet (24 m) in length; as they sit on private property, they have never been excavated. However, Dr Raymond Baby, curator of archaeology for the Ohio Historical Society, visited the mounds in 1973 and stated that they were in a perfect state of preservation and confirmed their Native American origins.
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.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Highland County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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