Alexander Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,801 people in the township.[3]
Alexander Township, Athens County, Ohio | |
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 Location of Alexander Township in Athens County | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′28″N 82°9′18″W / 39.24111°N 82.15500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Athens |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.4 sq mi (96.8 km2) |
| • Land | 37.1 sq mi (96.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km2) |
| Elevation | 830 ft (253 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,801 |
| • Density | 76/sq mi (29.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-01112[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085748[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Athens Township - north
- Canaan Township - northeast corner
- Lodi Township - east
- Bedford Township, Meigs County - southeast corner
- Scipio Township, Meigs County - south
- Columbia Township, Meigs County - southwest corner
- Lee Township - west
- Waterloo Township - northwest corner
A small part of the village of Albany is located in southwestern Alexander Township. Alexander Township contains the unincorporated community of Pleasanton.
Name and history
editIt is the only Alexander Township statewide.
Government
editThe 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,[4] 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.
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Alexander township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.