Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

Salem Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,778 people in the township.

Salem Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Township
Salem Township is a hilly area of fields and woods
Location of Salem Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°25′26″N 80°49′36″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Jefferson
Area
• Total	36.6 sq mi (94.7 km2)
• Land	36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,243 ft (379 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,778
• Density	76/sq mi (29/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-69876[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086382[1]

Geography

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

• Ross Township - north
• Knox Township - northeast corner
• Island Creek Township - east
• Cross Creek Township - southeast corner
• Wayne Township - south
• German Township, Harrison County - southwest
• Springfield Township - northwest

The village of Richmond is located in northeastern Salem Township, and the unincorporated community of East Springfield lies in the northwestern part of the township.

Name and history

Salem Township was founded in 1807.^[4]

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.^[5]

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.