Ames Township, Athens County, Ohio

Ames Township, Athens County, Ohio
Township

Location of Ames Township in Athens County
Coordinates: 39°24′25″N 81°58′32″W / 39.40694°N 81.97556°W / 39.40694; -81.97556Coordinates: 39°24′25″N 81°58′32″W / 39.40694°N 81.97556°W / 39.40694; -81.97556
Country United States
State Ohio
County Athens
Area
  Total 37.9 sq mi (98.2 km2)
  Land 37.7 sq mi (97.7 km2)
  Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 646 ft (197 m)
Population (2010)
  Total 1,183
  Density 31/sq mi (12.1/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-01770[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085749[1]

Ames Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,183 people in the township,[3] 1,029 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

The village of Amesville is located in eastern Ames Township.

Name and history

Ames Township was organized in 1802.[4]

It is the only Ames Township statewide.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[5] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Ames township, Athens County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 9, 2013.
  4. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. p. 494.
  5. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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