Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio

Salem Township is one of the twelve townships of Champaign County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,307 people in the township, 2,296 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

• Liberty Township, Logan County - north
• Monroe Township, Logan County - northeast
• Wayne Township - east
• Union Township - southeast
• Urbana Township - south
• Mad River Township - southwest corner
• Concord Township - west
• Harrison Township - northwest

A small part of the city of Urbana, the county seat of Champaign County, is located in the southern part of the township, and the unincorporated community of Kennard lies in the township's east. The Ohio Caverns are located in the northeastern part of the township, near the Logan County line.

Name and history

It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.

A historic site in the township is Mount Tabor Methodist Episcopal Church. Built in 1881, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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...
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