Country United States County Lawrence FIPS code 39-33054 Elevation 182 m Population 1,817 (2000) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086442 Local time Wednesday 8:52 AM | |
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Weather -10°C, Wind NW at 14 km/h, 85% Humidity Area 30.04 km² (29.01 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Hamilton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,817 people in the township, 792 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Hamilton Township, OH 45638, USA
Geography
Located in the western corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:
Greenup County, Kentucky lies across the Ohio River to the south.
It is the farthest downstream of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships.
Two municipalities are located on Hamilton Township's shoreline: Hanging Rock, the smallest village in the county, in the middle; and part of Ironton, the county seat and only city of Lawrence County, in the southeast.
Name and history
Statewide, other Hamilton Townships are found in Franklin, Jackson, and Warren counties.
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.
Education
The vast majority of the township receives Pre-K through 12th grade education from the Rock Hill Local School District. Small portions of the township receive these services from the Green Local School District, or from Ironton City Schools.