Country United States County Wood FIPS code 39-77630 Elevation 196 m Population 3,870 (2010) | State Ohio Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1087198 Local time Saturday 11:47 AM | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 88% Humidity Area 76.92 km² (76.92 km² Land / 26 ha Water) | ||
Troy Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,870 people in the township, 2,858 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.
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Map of Troy Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The village of Luckey is located in southwestern Troy Township, and the unincorporated communities of Lemoyne and Stony Ridge lie in the township's north and northwest respectively.
Name and history
Troy Township was established in 1834. 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.