Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio

Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio
Township

Methodist church at Torch

Location of Troy Township in Athens County
Coordinates: 39°13′22″N 81°47′13″W / 39.22278°N 81.78694°W / 39.22278; -81.78694Coordinates: 39°13′22″N 81°47′13″W / 39.22278°N 81.78694°W / 39.22278; -81.78694
Country United States
State Ohio
County Athens
Area
 • Total 36.9 sq mi (95.6 km2)
 • Land 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2)
 • Water 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
Elevation[1] 768 ft (234 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 2,617
 • Density 72/sq mi (27.9/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-77546[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085759[1]

Troy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,617 people in the township,[3] 2,121 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

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

Wood County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.

The village of Coolville is located in central Troy Township, and the unincorporated community of Hockingport lies along the Ohio River shoreline.

Name and history

It is one of seven Troy Townships statewide.[4]

In 1833, Troy Township contained several stores and 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): Troy township, Athens County, Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ Kilbourn, John (1833). "The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary". Scott and Wright. p. 443. 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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