Knox Township, Jefferson County, Ohio

Knox Township is one of the fourteen townships of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,011 people in the township, 2,179 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.GeographyLocated in the northeastern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships: Saline Township - northIsland Creek Township - southSalem Township - southwest cornerRoss Township - west Hancock County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east.Three incorporated municipalities are located along the Ohio River in eastern Knox Township: Part of the village of Stratton, upstreamThe village of Empire, in the middlePart of the city of Toronto, downstreamAs well, the unincorporated community of New Somerset lies in the northern part of the township.Name and historyKnox Township is named for Henry Knox, first U.S. Secretary of War.