Country United States County Highland FIPS code 39-69862 Elevation 306 m Local time Wednesday 7:32 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086312 Area 50.8 km² Population 682 (2000) | |
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Weather 4°C, Wind NE at 14 km/h, 86% Humidity | ||
Salem Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 682 people in the township.
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Map of Salem Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Salem Township, although the unincorporated community of Pricetown lies in the township's east.
Name and history
It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.
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.