Country United States FIPS code 39-72970 Elevation 383 m Population 1,220 (2013) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085785 Local time Sunday 10:19 AM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind S at 21 km/h, 55% Humidity Area 90.13 km² (89.61 km² Land / 52 ha Water) | ||
Somerset Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,245 people in the township.
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Map of Somerset Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Somerset Township.
Name and history
It is the only Somerset 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.