Country United States County Hocking FIPS code 39-31780 Elevation 281 m Population 2,585 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086319 Local time Thursday 6:59 PM | |
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Weather 15°C, Wind N at 10 km/h, 36% Humidity Area 96.09 km² (95.83 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Green Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,585 people in the township, 2,280 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Green Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Parts of the city of Logan, the county seat of Hocking County, are located in western Green Township. Southeast of Logan lies the unincorporated community of Haydenville.
Name and history
Green Township was organized in 1825.
It is one of sixteen Green 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.