Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio
Township
Farm fields east of Port Jefferson
Location of Salem Township in Shelby County
Coordinates: 40°20′25″N 84°4′24″W / 40.34028°N 84.07333°W / 40.34028; -84.07333
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Shelby
Area
• Total	26.7 sq mi (69.2 km2)
• Land	26.7 sq mi (69.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,050 ft (320 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	2,076
• Density	77.7/sq mi (30.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-69960[3]
GNIS feature ID	1086968[1]

Salem Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,076 people in the township.

Geography

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

• Jackson Township - north
• Bloomfield Township, Logan County - northeast
• Pleasant Township, Logan County - east
• Miami Township, Logan County - southeast
• Perry Township - south
• Clinton Township - southwest
• Franklin Township - northwest

The village of Port Jefferson is located in southern Salem Township, and the unincorporated community of Maplewood lies in the northern part of the township.

Name and history

Salem Township was established in 1826.^[4] It is one of fourteen Salem Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.