Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Pease Township is one of sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census counted 14,309 people living in the township.[3]

Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Township
Overview of the Blaine Hill "S" Bridge on the original National Road route
Location of Pease Township in Belmont County
Coordinates: 40°5′35″N 80°44′42″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyBelmont
Area
 • Total28.7 sq mi (74.3 km2)
 • Land28.5 sq mi (73.9 km2)
 • Water0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation1,286 ft (392 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total14,309
 • Density501/sq mi (193.6/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-61378[2]
GNIS feature ID1085781[1]

Geography

Located in the northeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Ohio County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east.

Several municipalities are located in Pease Township:

  • The village of Bridgeport in the southeast, along the Ohio River
  • The village of Brookside in the south
  • The city of Martins Ferry in the east, along the Ohio River
  • The village of Yorkville in the northeast, along the Ohio River

The unincorporated community of Riverview lies in the township's southeast, and the unincorporated census-designated places of Lansing and Wolfhurst are in the township's southwest.

Name and history

Pease Township was organized in 1806. Pease is the name of an early judge.[4]

It is the only Pease Township statewide.[5]

In 1833, Pease Township contained four flouring mills, one woolen and one cotton factory, and a number of gristmills and saw mills.[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): Pease 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. 187.
  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. 363. 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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