Hamilton Township, Lawrence County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Hamilton Township, Lawrence 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:Lawrence
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:29.93
Area Land Km2:28.57
Area Water Km2:1.36
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1648
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:182
Elevation Ft:597
Coordinates:38.5617°N -82.7272°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-33054[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086442

Hamilton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,648.

Geography

Located in the western corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Greenup County, Kentucky, lies across the Ohio River to the south.

It is the farthest downstream of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships.

Two municipalities are located on Hamilton Township's shoreline: Hanging Rock, the smallest village in the county, in the middle; and part of Ironton, the county seat and only city of Lawrence County, in the southeast.

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,[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.

Education

The vast majority of the township receives Pre-K through 12th grade education from the Rock Hill Local School District. Small portions of the township receive these services from the Green Local School District, or from Ironton City Schools.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio. U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. July 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Hamilton township, Lawrence County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 14 July 2023.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  5. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24