Athens Township (Athens County, Ohio)
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| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Ohio | ||
| County : | Athens County | ||
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 20 ′ N , 82 ° 7 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 27,714 (as of: 2000) | ||
| Population density : | 288.7 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 96.0 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 96.0 km 2 (approx. 37 mi 2 ) are land |
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| Height : | 194 m | ||
| Postal code : | 45701 | ||
| Area code : | +1 740 | ||
| FIPS : | 39-02750 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 1085750 | ||
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Athens Township is one of 14 townships of Athens County in the US state of Ohio . According to the 2000 census , 27,714 inhabitants were registered here.
geography
Athens Township is located west of the geographic center of Athens County in southeast Ohio and is bordered clockwise by the townships: Dover Township , Ames Township , Canaan Township , Lodi Township , Alexander Township , Lee Township , Waterloo Township and York Township .
administration
The township is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of three elected members. Two people are elected in the year after the presidential election and one in the year before. The term of office usually lasts four years and begins on January 1st. There is also a township clerk (secretary), who is also elected for a four-year term in the year before the presidential election. His term of office begins on April 1st.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures at Factfinder.census.gov ( Memento from February 12, 2020 in the web archive archive.today )
