Welcome
to Island Creek Township!
Photo by Peggy Vale, Island Creek Township. Lake owned and reconstructed by Tom McQuire, Township road 373.
About
Island Creek Township was founded in 1806. It takes its name from the Island Creek, which runs through it.
It is the only Island Creek Township statewide.
Island Creek Township is the largest of the fourteen townships in Jefferson County, Ohio, covering approximately 57.993 road miles. The 2010 census found 10,546 people in the township, 6,477 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
Parts of southern Island Creek Township are occupied by the city of Steubenville, the county seat of Jefferson County. As well, two incorporated municipalities are located in the township: part of the city of Toronto along the Ohio River in the northeast, and part of the village of Wintersville in the southwest.
In 1998, approximately 16 acres of ground was donated to Island Creek Township by the Pleasant Hill Senior Women’s Club for community and youth functions.
What Townships Do
State law authorizes Ohio townships to operate under a basic form of government and perform a wide variety of functions. There are 1,308 townships in Ohio and they are varied in population size, annual operating budget, and range of services delivered to residents.
Fire Protection and Emergency Management System (EMS)
Ohio law permits townships to provide fire protection directly or by contract with townships, municipalities and other jurisdictions. Township fire departments are staffed with full-time and/or volunteer firefighters, or a combination of both.
Township Roads
The maintenance and repair of township roads is the largest function of most of Ohio’s townships today, and includes such activities as snow removal and weed control. Ohio townships receive part of the state’s motor vehicle license fees and gasoline tax, as well as generating additional revenues through local taxation to fund road maintenance.
Township Revenue
Townships receive revenue from local property taxes and from the gasoline and motor vehicle license taxes, as well as the local government fund from the state. Increases in property taxes must be approved by voters. Townships collect less than 6 percent of local property taxes in Ohio.
Township Maps
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