Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio
| Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
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Adena Indian mounds at The Plains | |
 Location of Athens Township in Athens County | |
| Coordinates: 39°20′4″N 82°6′40″W / 39.33444°N 82.11111°WCoordinates: 39°20′4″N 82°6′40″W / 39.33444°N 82.11111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 37.1 sq mi (96.0 km2) |
| • Land | 36.6 sq mi (94.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 636 ft (194 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 30,473 |
| • Density | 833/sq mi (321.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45701 |
| Area code(s) | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-02750[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085750[1] |
| Website |
athenstwp |
Athens Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 30,473 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Dover Township - north
- Ames Township - northeast corner
- Canaan Township - east
- Lodi Township - southeast corner
- Alexander Township - south
- Lee Township - southwest corner
- Waterloo Township - west
- York Township - northwest corner
Most of the city of Athens, the county seat of Athens County, is located in central and eastern Athens Township, and the census-designated place of The Plains is located in northern Athens Township.
Name and history
Athens Township was organized in 1805.[4]
Statewide, the only other Athens Township is located in Harrison County.[5]
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,[6] 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 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-09-11. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Athens township, Athens County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ↑ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. p. 227.
- ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
- ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |