Country United States County Belmont FIPS code 39-64962 Elevation 247 m Local time Thursday 12:02 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085782 Population 8,795 (2010) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind NE at 10 km/h, 56% Humidity Area 67.6 km² (67.08 km² Land / 26 ha Water) Points of interest Toy and Plastic Brick Mus, National Imperial Glass Mu, Escape Zone | ||
Pultney Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 8,795 people in the township.
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Map of Pultney Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east: Ohio County to the northeast, and Marshall County to the southeast.
Several populated places are located in Pultney Township:
Name and history
Pultney Township was organized in 1801.
It is the only Pultney Township statewide.
In 1833, Pultney Township contained one or two stores, four flouring mills, three or four gristmills, several saw mills, and a woolen factory.
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.