| Troy Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location of Troy Township in Wood County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Wood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.7 sq mi (77.0 km2) |
| • Land | 29.7 sq mi (76.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 643 ft (196 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,355 |
| • Density | 146.7/sq mi (56.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-77630[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087198[1] |
Troy Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,355 people in the township, 3,357 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Luckey is located in southwestern Troy Township, and the unincorporated communities of Lemoyne and Stony Ridge in the township's north and northwest respectively.
It is one of seven Troy Townships statewide.[4]
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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