Green Township, Adams County, Ohio

Green Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Adams County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Adams
Area
 • Total 55.6 sq mi (144.1 km2)
 • Land 55.1 sq mi (142.8 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.3 km2)
Elevation[1] 791 ft (241 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 782
 • Density 14.2/sq mi (5.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-31668[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085677[1]

Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 782 people in the township, 665 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest.

It is the most southerly township in Adams County.

The village of Rome is located in central Green Township along the Ohio River.

Name and history

It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[4]

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.

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