Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio
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| Troy Township, Ohio | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Area | |
| - Total | 36.8 sq mi (95.3 km²) |
| - Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 768 ft (234 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 2,712 |
| - Density | 74.8/sq mi (28.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-77546[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085759[1] |
Troy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,712 people in the township, 2,184 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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[edit] Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
- Decatur Township, Washington County - north
- Belpre Township, Washington County - northeast
- Olive Township, Meigs County - south
- Orange Township, Meigs County - southwest corner
- Carthage Township - west
- Rome Township - northwest
Wood County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.
The village of Coolville is located in central Troy Township, and the unincorporated community of Hockingport lies along the Ohio River shoreline.
[edit] Name and history
It is one of seven Troy Townships statewide.
[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
[edit] References
- ^ a b US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Athens County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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