Country United States FIPS code 39-77574 Elevation 372 m Local time Saturday 11:46 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086162 Population 2,801 (2010) | |
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Weather 18°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 60% Humidity Area 66.82 km² (65.01 km² Land / 181 ha Water) | ||
Troy Township is one of the sixteen townships of Geauga County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 2,801, up from 2,567 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Troy Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Troy Township, although the unincorporated community of Welshfield is located in the township's center.
Name and history
It is one of seven Troy 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.