Green Township, Adams County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Green Township, Adams County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:260px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Adams
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:143.8
Area Land Km2:142.5
Area Water Km2:1.4
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:552
Population Density Km2:4.6
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:241
Elevation Ft:791
Coordinates:38.6578°N -83.3597°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-31668[2]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085677

Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The population was 552 at the 2020 census.[3]

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

Green Township is named for General Nathanael Greene.[4] It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[5]

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,[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.

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: Green township, Adams County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 28 April 2023.
  4. Book: A History of Adams County, Ohio: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time . E B. Stivers . Evans, Nelson Wiley . 1900 . 421.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24