Country United States County Athens FIPS code 39-22414 Elevation 202 m Population 3,626 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085754 Local time Friday 8:20 PM | |
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Weather 1°C, Wind NW at 19 km/h, 40% Humidity Area 94.53 km² (93.76 km² Land / 78 ha Water) | ||
Dover Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,626 people in the township, 2,577 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Dover Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Several populated places are located in Dover Township:
Much of the township is part of the Wayne National Forest.
Name and history
Dover Township was organized in 1811.
Statewide, other Dover Townships are located in Fulton, Tuscarawas, and Union counties.
Coal mining has historically been important in Dover Township, which was the site of the Millfield Mine disaster of 1930.
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.