Mead Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,430 people in the township.[3]
Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio | |
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 Cliffs along State Route 7 | |
 Location of Mead Township in Belmont County | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′32″N 80°47′22″W / 39.95889°N 80.78944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Belmont |
| Area | |
• Total | 32.0 sq mi (83.0 km2) |
| • Land | 31.9 sq mi (82.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,430 |
| • Density | 170/sq mi (65/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-48580[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085780[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Pultney Township – northeast
- York Township – south
- Washington Township – southwest
- Smith Township – west
- Richland Township – northwest
Marshall County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east.
Most of the village of Shadyside is located in northeastern Mead Township, along the Ohio River.
Name and history
editMead is the name of the mother of Col. David Lockwood, Revolutionary War veteran and pioneer settler.[4]
It is the only Mead Township statewide.[5]
Government
editThe 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Mead township, Belmont County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
- ^ McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 298.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.