Athens Township, Athens County, Ohio

Athens Township
Athens Township
Township
	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°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	636 ft (194 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	30,163
• Density	833/sq mi (321.7/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	45701
Area code	740
FIPS code	39-02750
GNIS feature ID	1085750
Website	athenstwp.com

Athens Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 30,163 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Athens township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 227.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

External links

[GR3-1] "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GR2-2] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[3] "Athens township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.

[4] History of Hocking Valley, Ohio. Inter-State Publishing Co. 1883. pp. 227.

[5] "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

[6] §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

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