History · Wheeling

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The story so far

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Wheeling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Belmont County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census recorded 1,604 people in the township.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,691 to 1,604 (-5%). Half of its homes were built before 1944.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wheeling yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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