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Green Township, Ross County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Ross

FIPS code
  
39-31822

Elevation
  
235 m

Local time
  
Thursday 7:01 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086896

Population
  
4,492 (2000)

Green Township, Ross County, Ohio

Weather
  
17°C, Wind NW at 6 km/h, 35% Humidity

Area
  
112.4 km² (111.6 km² Land / 104 ha Water)

Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,492 people in the township, 3,460 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Contents

Map of Green Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Pickaway Township, Pickaway County - north
  • Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County - northeast corner
  • Colerain Township - east
  • Harrison Township - southeast corner
  • Springfield Township - south
  • Union Township - west
  • The village of Kingston is located in northern Green Township.

    Name and history

    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.

    References

    Green Township, Ross County, Ohio Wikipedia