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Homer Township, Morgan County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
FIPS code
  
39-36092

Elevation
  
247 m

Population
  
976 (2000)

State
  
Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086687

Local time
  
Monday 9:01 PM

Homer Township, Morgan County, Ohio

Weather
  
4°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 53% Humidity

Area
  
99.2 km² (97.64 km² Land / 155 ha Water)

Homer Township is one of the fourteen townships of Morgan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 976 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Homer Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Union Township - north
  • Marion Township - east
  • Bern Township, Athens County - southeast corner
  • Ames Township, Athens County - south
  • Dover Township, Athens County - southwest corner
  • Trimble Township, Athens County - west
  • Monroe Township, Perry County - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Homer Township.

    Name and history

    Statewide, the only other Homer Township is located in Medina County.

    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.

    As of 2007, the trustees are Greg Cable, James Hogue, and Jim Keirns, and the clerk is Brenda Custer.

    References

    Homer Township, Morgan County, Ohio Wikipedia


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