Country United States County Athens FIPS code 39-42420 Elevation 238 m Population 2,729 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085755 Local time Tuesday 4:34 PM | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 45% Humidity Area 65.53 km² (64.49 km² Land / 104 ha Water) | ||
Lee Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 2,729 people in the township.
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Map of Lee Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
Most of the village of Albany is located in southeastern Lee Township.
Name and history
Lee Township was organized in 1819.
Statewide, other Lee Townships are located in Carroll and Monroe 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.