Country United States County Adams FIPS code 39-31668 Elevation 241 m Population 651 (2010) | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085677 Local time Thursday 6:58 PM | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 28% Humidity Area 143.7 km² (142.4 km² Land / 129 ha Water) | ||
Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Adams County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 651 people in the township, 557 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Green Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Lewis County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the southwest.
It is the most southerly township in Adams County.
The village of Rome is located in central Green Township along the Ohio River.
Name and history
Green Township is named for General Nathanael Greene. 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.