Valley Township is one of the nineteen 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 Guernsey County

Guernsey County, Ohio

Guernsey County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 40,087. Its county seat is Cambridge and is named for the Isle of Guernsey in the English Channel, from which many of the county's early settlers came....

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 2,378 people in the township, 1,939 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Jackson Township
  Jackson Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,399 people in the township, 2,825 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Richland Township
  Richland Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
  Richland Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,033 people in the township, 1,489 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - east
• Buffalo Township, Noble County
  Buffalo Township, Noble County, Ohio
  Buffalo Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 782 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - south
• Spencer Township
  Spencer Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
  Spencer Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,058 people in the township, 656 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west

The village of Pleasant City

Pleasant City, Ohio

Pleasant City is a village in Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The population was 439 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Pleasant City is located at ....

 is located in central Valley Township. As well, two unincorporated communities

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...

 lie in the township: Buffalo

Buffalo, Ohio

Buffalo is a census-designated place in eastern Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 43722. It lies along State Route 313....

 in the east, and Derwent

Derwent, Ohio

Derwent is an unincorporated community in central Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. It is located near the southern border of Guernsey County with Noble County....

 at its center.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Valley Township is located in Scioto County

Valley Township, Scioto County, Ohio

Valley Township is one of the sixteen townships of Scioto County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,256 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

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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.