Athens Township, Harrison County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°10′49″N 81°1′57″W / 40.18028, -81.0325
Athens Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Harrison County.
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Harrison
Area
- Township	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation ³	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Township
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code	39-02764²
GNIS feature ID	1086272³

Athens Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 520 people in the township, 187 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.^[1]

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Cadiz Township - north
Short Creek Township - east
Wheeling Township, Belmont County - southeast
Flushing Township, Belmont County - southwest
Moorefield Township - west

The village of New Athens is located in southeastern Athens Township.

Name and history

Statewide, the only other Athens Township is located in Athens 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

^ Harrison County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.

External links

County website

Municipalities and communities of Harrison County, Ohio
County seat: Cadiz
Villages	Adena \| Bowerston \| Cadiz \| Deersville \| Freeport \| Harrisville \| Hopedale \| Jewett \| New Athens \| Scio
Townships	Archer \| Athens \| Cadiz \| Franklin \| Freeport \| German \| Green \| Monroe \| Moorefield \| North \| Nottingham \| Rumley \| Short Creek \| Stock \| Washington
Other localities	New Rumley \| Piedmont \| Pittsburgh Junction \| Tippecanoe

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