| Xenia Township, Greene County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Site of the Shawnee village of Chillicothe, located at the present community of Oldtown | |
| Municipalities and townships of Greene County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
| • Total | 44.5 sq mi (115.2 km2) |
| • Land | 44.2 sq mi (114.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 928 ft (283 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 6,117 |
| • Density | 138.4/sq mi (53.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 45385 |
| Area code(s) | 937 |
| FIPS code | 39-86786[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086176[1] |
Xenia Township is one of the twelve townships of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 6,117 people in the township.[3]
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Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
The city of Xenia, the county seat of Greene County, occupies much of Xenia Township, and the census-designated place of Wilberforce is located in the township's northwest.
It is the only Xenia Township 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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