Flushing Township, Belmont County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Flushing Township is one of the sixteen townships
of Belmont County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,990 people in the township, 745 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Two villages are located in Flushing Township: Flushing
in the east, and Holloway
in the north.
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Belmont County
Belmont County, Ohio
Belmont County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2010, the population was 70,400. Its county seat is St. Clairsville...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,990 people in the township, 745 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:- Moorefield Township, Harrison CountyMoorefield Township, Harrison County, OhioMoorefield Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 420 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- north - Athens Township, Harrison CountyAthens Township, Harrison County, OhioAthens Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 520 people in the township, 187 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northeast - Wheeling TownshipWheeling Township, Belmont County, OhioWheeling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,477 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- east - Union TownshipUnion Township, Belmont County, OhioUnion Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,151 people in the township, 1,852 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast - Kirkwood TownshipKirkwood Township, Belmont County, OhioKirkwood 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...
- south - Londonderry Township, Guernsey CountyLondonderry Township, Guernsey County, OhioLondonderry Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 738 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- west - Freeport Township, Harrison CountyFreeport Township, Harrison County, OhioFreeport Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 763 people in the township, 365 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northwest
Two villages are located in Flushing Township: Flushing
Flushing, Ohio
Flushing is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 900 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Flushing is located at ....
in the east, and Holloway
Holloway, Ohio
Holloway is a village in Belmont County, Ohio, United States. It is part of the Wheeling, West Virginia Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 345 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Holloway is located at ....
in the north.