| Official Name: | Athens Township |
| 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: | 96.0 |
| Area Land Km2: | 94.7 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.2 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 30163 |
| Population Density Km2: | 321.7 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 194 |
| Elevation Ft: | 636 |
| Coordinates: | 39.3344°N -82.1111°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 45701 |
| Area Code: | 740 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-02750[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1085750 |
Athens Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 30,163 people in the township.[3]
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Most of the city of Athens, the county seat of Athens County, is located in central and eastern Athens Township, and the census-designated place of The Plains is located in northern Athens Township.
Athens Township was organized in 1805.[4]
Statewide, the only other Athens Township is located in Harrison County.[5]
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,[6] 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.