Salem Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
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Salem Township is one of the twenty-five 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 Muskingum County
Muskingum County, Ohio
Muskingum County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 86,074. Its county seat is Zanesville...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 830 people in the township, 703 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Adams Township
    Adams Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Adams Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 516 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the northern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Monroe Township
    Monroe Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 439 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast corner
  • Highland Township
    Highland Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Highland Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 848 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - east
  • Union Township
    Union Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Union Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,359 people in the township, 1,595 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast corner
  • Perry Township
    Perry Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,420 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,284 people in the township.-Geography:Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Madison Township
    Madison Township, Muskingum County, Ohio
    Madison Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 487 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


The village of Adamsville
Adamsville, Ohio
Adamsville is a village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The population was 127 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:...

is located in northwestern Salem Township.

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.

The trustees elected in 2005 are Max Fox and Larry Wisecarver, and the trustee and clerk elected in 2003 are Samuel Mitchell and S. Dean Reed.
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