Alexander Township, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Alexander Township, Athens County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Athens
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:96.8
Area Land Km2:96.0
Area Water Km2:0.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:2801
Population Density Km2:29.3
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:253
Elevation Ft:830
Coordinates:39.2411°N -82.155°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-01112[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085748

Alexander Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,801 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

A small part of the village of Albany is located in southwestern Alexander Township. Alexander Township contains the unincorporated community of Pleasanton.

Name and history

It is the only Alexander Township statewide.

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,[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  3. Web site: Alexander township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 20 May 2023.
  4. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24