Vinton Township is one of the twelve townships of Vinton County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 544 people in the township.
Geography Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: Madison Township: north Knox Township: northeast Columbia Township, Meigs County: east Salem Township, Meigs County: southeast corner Wilkesville Township: south Milton Township, Jackson County: southwest Clinton Township: west Elk Township: northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Vinton Township, although the unincorporated community of Oreton lies in the township's west.
Name and history Like the county in which it is contained, Vinton Township was named for Samuel Finley Vinton.
It is the only Vinton 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,§503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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 Vinton County Chamber of Commerce