Country United States County Belmont FIPS code 39-61378 Elevation 392 m Local time Saturday 9:34 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085781 Population 14,309 (2010) | |
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Weather 16°C, Wind SW at 18 km/h, 58% Humidity Area 74.33 km² (73.81 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Pease Township is one of sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 14,309 people living in the township.
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Map of Pease Township, OH, USA
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, and the unincorporated census-designated places of Lansing and Wolfhurst are in the township's southwest.
Name and history
Pease Township was organized in 1806. Pease is the name of an early judge.
It is the only Pease Township statewide.
In 1833, Pease Township contained four flouring mills, one woolen and one cotton factory, and a number of gristmills and saw mills.
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, 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.