Country United States County Belmont FIPS code 39-72736 Elevation 346 m Population 1,543 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085784 Local time Friday 1:45 PM | |
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Weather 20°C, Wind SW at 26 km/h, 46% Humidity Area 93.76 km² (93.5 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Smith Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,543 people in the township.
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Map of Smith Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Smith Township, although two unincorporated communities are located in the township: Jacobsburg in the southeast, and Warnock in the north.
Name and history
Smith Township was possibly named for William Smith, who built the first gristmill in the township about 1805.
Statewide, the only other Smith Township is located in Mahoning County.
In 1833, Smith Township contained a number of gristmills, saw mills, fulling mills, and carding machines.
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.