Country United States County Guernsey FIPS code 39-00282 Elevation 303 m Local time Thursday 1:02 AM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086177 Area 65.3 km² Population 2,036 (2010) | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind W at 34 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Adams Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,036.
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Map of Adams Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Adams Township.
Name and history
Adams Township was organized in 1827. It is one of ten Adams Townships statewide.
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, 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.