Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio

Rome Township, Athens County, Ohio
Township

Federalton, built 1817

Location of Rome Township in Athens County
Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 81°53′24″W / 39.30806°N 81.89000°W / 39.30806; -81.89000Coordinates: 39°18′29″N 81°53′24″W / 39.30806°N 81.89000°W / 39.30806; -81.89000
Country United States
State Ohio
County Athens
Area
 • Total 37.1 sq mi (96.0 km2)
 • Land 36.5 sq mi (94.6 km2)
 • Water 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2)
Elevation[1] 666 ft (203 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 1,320
 • Density 36/sq mi (14.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-68238[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085757[1]

Rome Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,320 people in the township.[3]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Rome Township, although three unincorporated communities lie in the township: Guysville in the south, New England in the northwest, and Stewart in the center.

Name and history

Rome Township was established in 1811.[4]

Statewide, other Rome Townships are located in Ashtabula and Lawrence counties.

In 1833, Rome Township had a store and several mills.[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.

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rome township, Athens County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Walker, Charles Manning (1869). History of Athens County, Ohio, And, Incidentally, of the Ohio Land Company and the First Settlement of the State at Marietta. Robert Clarke & Company. p. 488.
  5. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 397. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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