Ohio Township is one of the eighteen townships

Civil township

A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Monroe County

Monroe County, Ohio

Monroe County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,642. Its county seat is Woodsfield and is named for James Monroe, Secretary of State when the county was formed and later President of the United States....

, Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 1032 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River

Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

, it borders the following townships:

• Salem Township
  Salem Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,046 people in the township, 602 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Lee Township
  Lee Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Lee Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,122 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest
• Green Township
  Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio
  Green Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 422 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Adams Township - north...
  
   - northwest

West Virginia

West Virginia

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 lies across the Ohio River to the east: Marshall County

Marshall County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 35,519 people, 14,207 households, and 10,101 families residing in the county. The population density was 116 people per square mile . There were 15,814 housing units at an average density of 52 per square mile...

 farther north, and Wetzel County

Wetzel County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 17,693 people, 7,164 households, and 5,079 families residing in the county. The population density was 49 people per square mile . There were 8,313 housing units at an average density of 23 per square mile...

 farther south.

No municipalities are located in Ohio Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

 of Hannibal

Hannibal, Ohio

Hannibal is a census-designated place in eastern Ohio Township, Monroe County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43931. It lies along State Route 7....

 lies in the township's east along the Ohio River.

Name and history

Statewide, other Ohio Townships are located in Clermont

Ohio Township, Clermont County, Ohio

Ohio Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,245 people in the township, 3,026 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

 and Gallia

Ohio Township, Gallia County, Ohio

Ohio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,111 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:...

Counties.

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.