Jump to content

Wheeling Township, Belmont County, Ohio

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Nyttend (talk | contribs) at 19:49, 27 June 2007 (Major expansion). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Municipalities and townships of Belmont County.

Wheeling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,477 people in the township.[1]

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Wheeling Township, although the unincorporated community of Fairpoint lies in the township's east.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Wheeling Township is located in Guernsey County.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. ^ Belmont County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.


Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wheeling_Township,_Belmont_County,_Ohio&oldid=141025413"