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Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Shelby

FIPS code
  
39-31850

Elevation
  
330 m

Population
  
927 (2000)

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086962

Area
  
65.3 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 7:01 PM

Green Township, Shelby County, Ohio

Weather
  
9°C, Wind N at 21 km/h, 33% Humidity

Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 927 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Green Township, OH, USA

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

  • Perry Township - north
  • Adams Township, Champaign County - northeast
  • Johnson Township, Champaign County - southeast
  • Brown Township, Miami County - south
  • Orange Township - west
  • No municipalities are located in Green Township, although the unincorporated community of Tawawa lies in the township's northeast.

    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, Shelby County, Ohio Wikipedia