Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Pultney Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 8,795 people in the township.[3]

Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Location of Pultney Township in Belmont County
Coordinates: 40°0′58″N 80°45′33″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyBelmont
Area
  Total26.1 sq mi (67.5 km2)
  Land25.9 sq mi (67.2 km2)
  Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation810 ft (247 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total8,795
  Density339/sq mi (130.9/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-64962[2]
GNIS feature ID1085782[1]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

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

Several populated places are located in Pultney Township:

Name and history

Pultney Township was organized in 1801.[4]

It is the only Pultney Township statewide.[5]

In 1833, Pultney Township contained one or two stores, four flouring mills, three or four gristmills, several saw mills, and a woolen factory.[6]

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,[7] 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. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Pultney township, Belmont County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. McKelvey, A. T. (1903). Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Biographical Publishing Company. pp. 159.
  5. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  6. Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 384. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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