Country United States County Belmont FIPS code 39-86996 Elevation 260 m Population 2,538 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085791 Local time Sunday 5:12 AM | |
 | ||
Weather 2°C, Wind SE at 3 km/h, 67% Humidity Area 67.34 km² (66.3 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
York Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,538 people in the township, 946 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Contents
Map of York Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Marshall County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.
The village of Powhatan Point is located in southeastern York Township along the Ohio River.
Name and history
It is one of ten York 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.