Salem Township

Golfers take off in their golf carts en masse at the start of the Sidney-Shelby Chamber 2023 Golf Classic at the Shelby Oaks Golf Course. The annual event included lunch and hors d’oeuvres. Awards were given for longest putt, drive and closest to the pin.

Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News

Population history:

2020: 2,191, including 358 residents of Port Jefferson

2010: 2,224, including 371 residents of Port Jefferson

2000: 1,910

1990: 1,699

1980: 1,406

1970: 1,118

1960: 947

Township size: 26.5 square miles.

Location within county: Northeast of Sidney.

Communities within township: Port Jefferson and Maplewood.

Fire protection: Port Jefferson Fire Department and Maplewood Fire Department.

Zoning: Township.

Cemeteries: Glen Cemetery, Port Jefferson, 937-492-2572.

Points of interest: Hussey’s, The Canal, 47 Bar & Grill, McCray’s Metal Polishing, Trupointe and Nell’s Antiques.

Township building: 17500 State Route 47 East, Sidney, OH 45365, 937-498-4337.

Trustees: Daniel Knoop, Scott Platfoot and Richard Herrick.

Fiscal Officer: Catherine Platfoot.

Zoning Officer: Robert Allen.

Meeting schedule: First Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at township house.