Wheeling Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Wheeling Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Township
Coordinates: 40°7′22″N 80°56′43″W / 40.12278°N 80.94528°WCoordinates: 40°7′22″N 80°56′43″W / 40.12278°N 80.94528°W
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Area
 • Total 27.5 sq mi (71.2 km2)
 • Land 26.9 sq mi (69.7 km2)
 • Water 0.6 sq mi (1.5 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,217 ft (371 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,691
 • Density 63/sq mi (24.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-84602[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085790[1]

Wheeling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,691 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Wheeling Township, although the unincorporated community of Fairpoint lies in the township's center east. Other communities around Wheeling Township include Blainesville, Kinsman, Midway, Crabapple, Bannock, Donnersville, Uniontown, Oco, and Shepherdstown.

The terrain of Wheeling Township consists of ridges and valleys. The western region near Flushing along State Route 331 is higher than other township locations such as Blainesville in the eastern section.

Name and history

Wheeling Township was organized in 1808.[4] Wheeling Township took its name from its largest waterway, Wheeling Creek. From its source west of Lafferty and south of Flushing, Wheeling Creek winds along the southern regions of Wheeling Township, through and near communities such as Oco, Bannock, Crabapple, Flushing, and Blainesville. Wheeling Creek has several tributary creeks that flow through the township, including Crabapple Creek, which begins just west of the township's boundary, Campbell Run, a tributary of Crabapple Creek, McCracken Run, meeting Wheeling Creek in Fairpoint, Love's Run, whose confluence is just east of Fairpoint, and Cox Run, which flows into the creek in Blainesville.

Wheeling Township was known for its large production of wheat, which was processed by one of the many gristmills[5] that once existed, and shipped to New Orleans.

Statewide, the only other Wheeling Township is located in Guernsey County.

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,[6] 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 current officials in Wheeling Township are:

The trustees meet for bimonthly meetings at the Wheeling Township Garage in Fairpoint along State Route 9.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Township Population By County - 2010 Census ohiotownships.org, 2011. Accessed 04 Mar 2013.
  4. ↑ McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. p. 279.
  5. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 491. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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