• Source: Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio

Mead Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,430 people in the township.




Geography


Located in the southeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Pultney Township – northeast
York Township – south
Washington Township – southwest
Smith Township – west
Richland Township – northwest
Marshall County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east.
Most of the village of Shadyside is located in northeastern Mead Township, along the Ohio River.




Name and history


Mead is the name of the mother of Col. David Lockwood, Revolutionary War veteran and pioneer settler.
It is the only Mead 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 fiscal officer, 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






External links


County website

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• Mead Township, Belmont County, Ohio
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• Belmont County, Ohio
• Pultney Township, Belmont County, Ohio
• York Township, Belmont County, Ohio
• Richland Township, Belmont County, Ohio
• Washington Township, Belmont County, Ohio
• Smith Township, Belmont County, Ohio
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