Country United States County Jefferson FIPS code 39-72767 Elevation 296 m Zip code 43948 Area code 740 | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086384 Population 3,578 (2000) Local time Friday 2:23 PM | |
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Weather 22°C, Wind SW at 24 km/h, 43% Humidity Area 97.64 km² (97.12 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Smithfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,578 people in the township, 1,804 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Smithfield Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places are located in Smithfield Township:
Name and history
Smithfield Township was founded in 1805. It takes its name from the village of Smithfield, which predates its establishment.
It is the only Smithfield Township 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.