Ohio Township, Gallia County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Ohio Township, Gallia 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:Gallia
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:61.2
Area Land Km2:60.4
Area Water Km2:0.8
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:947
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:234
Elevation Ft:768
Coordinates:38.6311°N -82.2122°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-57974[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086142

Ohio Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 947.

Geography

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

West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the east and south: Mason County to the east, and Cabell County to the south. It lies downstream of four of the other five Ohio River townships.

No municipalities are located in Ohio Township.

Name and history

Ohio Township was organized in 1804.[4] It was named after the Ohio River, which forms its eastern and southern borders.[5] Statewide, other Ohio Townships are located in Clermont and Monroe counties.

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: Ohio township, Gallia County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 3 July 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website . . 2008-01-31 .
  4. Book: History of Gallia County: Containing a Condensed History of the County; Biographical Sketches; General Statistics; Miscellaneous Matters &c. 1882. St. Peter's Episcopal Church. 19.
  5. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 351.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24