- Colerain Township, Belmont County, Ohio
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Colerain Township, Ohio — Township — Municipalities and townships of Belmont County.
Coordinates: 40°6′54″N 80°49′58″W / 40.115°N 80.83278°WCoordinates: 40°6′54″N 80°49′58″W / 40.115°N 80.83278°W Country United States State Ohio County Belmont Area – Total 25.2 sq mi (65.1 km2) – Land 25.2 sq mi (65.1 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 1,109 ft (338 m) Population (2000) – Total 4,438 – Density 176.4/sq mi (68.1/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 43916 Area code(s) 740 FIPS code 39-16602[2] GNIS feature ID 1085776[1] Colerain Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,438 people in the township.[3]
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Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Mount Pleasant Township, Jefferson County - north
- Pease Township - east
- Richland Township - southwest
- Wheeling Township - west
- Short Creek Township, Harrison County - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Colerain Township, although three unincorporated communities are located in the township:
Name and history
Statewide, other Colerain Townships are located in Hamilton and Ross Counties.
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,[4] 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
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ Belmont County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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Municipalities and communities of Belmont County, Ohio Cities 
Villages Barnesville | Bellaire | Belmont | Bethesda | Bridgeport | Brookside | Fairview‡ | Flushing | Holloway | Morristown | Powhatan Point | Shadyside | Wilson‡ | Yorkville‡
Townships CDP Unincorporated
communitiesFootnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Categories:- Townships in Belmont County, Ohio
- Wheeling metropolitan area
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