Valley Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 2,041.
Valley Township, Guernsey County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Valley Township in Guernsey County | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′53″N 81°32′47″W / 39.91472°N 81.54639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Guernsey |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.6 sq mi (58.6 km2) |
| • Land | 22.6 sq mi (58.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,041 |
| • Density | 90/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-79156[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086191[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Jackson Township - north
- Richland Township - east
- Buffalo Township, Noble County - south
- Spencer Township - west
The village of Pleasant City is located in central Valley Township. As well, two unincorporated communities lie in the township: Buffalo in the east, and Derwent at its center.
Name and history
editValley Township was organized in 1815.[4] Statewide, the only other Valley Township is located in Scioto County.
Government
editThe 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,[5] 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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Valley township, Guernsey County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Sarchet, Cyrus Parkinson Beatty (1911). History of Guernsey County, Ohio, Volume 1. B.F. Bowen & Company. p. 349.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.