Kirkwood Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Kirkwood Township, Ohio
Township
Municipalities and townships of Belmont County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Belmont
Area
• Total	36.7 sq mi (95.0 km2)
• Land	36.0 sq mi (93.4 km2)
• Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation Template:GR	965 ft (294 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	353
• Density	9.8/sq mi (3.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-40600Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	1085779Template:GR

Kirkwood Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 353 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Flushing Township - north
• Union Township - east
• Goshen Township - southeast
• Warren Township - south
• Oxford Township, Guernsey County - southwest
• Londonderry Township, Guernsey County - northwest

Part of the village of Fairview is located in southwestern Kirkwood Township.

The Egypt Valley Wildlife Area comprises a significant portion of the township.

Name and history

It is the only Kirkwood Township statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

External links

• County website