Somerset Township, Belmont County, Ohio
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Somerset Township is one of the sixteen 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 Belmont County
Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville...

, Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 1,186 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Warren Township
    Warren Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Warren Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,870 people in the township, 1,645 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Goshen Township
    Goshen Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Goshen Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,252 people in the township, 1,307 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast corner
  • Wayne Township
    Wayne Township, Belmont County, Ohio
    Wayne Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 624 people in the township, 587 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Malaga Township, Monroe County
    Malaga Township, Monroe County, Ohio
    Malaga Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 979 people in the township, 845 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Seneca Township, Monroe County
    Seneca Township, Monroe County, Ohio
    Seneca Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 508 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Beaver Township, Noble County
    Beaver Township, Noble County, Ohio
    Beaver Township is one of the fifteen townships of Noble County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 758 people in the township, 658 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - west
  • Millwood Township, Guernsey County
    Millwood Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
    Millwood Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,318 people in the township, 601 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    - northwest


No municipalities are located in Somerset 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.
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