Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

Smithfield Township, Jefferson County, Ohio
Township
Township farmstead in winter
Township farmstead in winter
Location of Smithfield Township in Jefferson County
Location of Smithfield Township in Jefferson County
Coordinates: 40°14′45″N 80°49′8″W / 40.24583°N 80.81889°W / 40.24583; -80.81889
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyJefferson
Area
 • Total
37.7 sq mi (97.6 km2)
 • Land37.5 sq mi (97.2 km2)
 • Water0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation
[2]
971 ft (296 m)
Population
 (2020)[1]
 • Total
3,011
 • Density80.2/sq mi (31.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43948
Area code740
FIPS code39-72767[3]
GNIS feature ID1086384[2]

Smithfield Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,011 people in the township.

Geography

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

Several populated places are located in Smithfield Township:

  • Part of the village of Adena, in the southwest
  • Part of the village of Dillonvale, in the southeast
  • The village of Smithfield, in the northeast
  • The unincorporated community of Greentown, in the east
  • The unincorporated community of Piney Fork, in the center

Name and history

Smithfield Township was founded in 1805. It takes its name from the village of Smithfield, which predates its establishment.[4]

It is the only Smithfield Township statewide.[5]

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,[6] 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. ^ "Smithfield township, Jefferson County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Township of Smithfield". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 31, 2026.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Doyle, Joseph Beatty (1910). 20th Century History of Steubenville and Jefferson County, Ohio and Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. pp. 501.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed April 30, 2009.
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