Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

Warren Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Township
Wooded hills west of Rayland
Wooded hills west of Rayland
Location of Warren Township in Jefferson County
Location of Warren Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°11′4″N 80°42′16″W / 40.18444°N 80.70444°W / 40.18444; -80.70444
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson
Area
 • Total
23.2 sq mi (60.2 km2)
 • Land23.2 sq mi (60.2 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
3,832
 • Density170/sq mi (64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-80878[3]
GNIS feature ID1086388[1]

Warren Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,832 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east: Brooke County to the northeast, and Ohio County to the southeast.

Three villages are located along the Ohio River in southeastern Warren Township:

Two unincorporated communities:

Name and history

Warren Township was founded in 1802.[4]

It is one of five Warren Townships statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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.

References

  1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Warren township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp. 478.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.