Country United States County Athens FIPS code 39-12336 Elevation 262 m Local time Sunday 4:02 PM | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085753 Population 1,532 (2010) | |
 | ||
Weather 17°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 26% Humidity Area 99.97 km² (99.71 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Carthage Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 1,532 people in the township.
Contents
Map of Carthage Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Carthage Township, although the unincorporated community of Lottridge lies in the township's center.
Name and history
Carthage Township was organized in 1819.
It is the only Carthage Township 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.