| Bern Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Municipalities and townships of Athens County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.3 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Land | 31.3 sq mi (81.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 519 |
| • Density | 16.6/sq mi (6.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-05942[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085751[1] |
Bern Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 519 people in the township.[3]
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Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Bern Township, although the unincorporated community of Sharpsburg lies in the township's northwest.
It is the only Bern Township statewide, although there is a Berne Township in Fairfield County.
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,[4] 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.
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