Green Camp Township is one of the fifteen townships of Marion County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,080 people in the township, 310 of whom lived in the village of Green Camp.
Green Camp Township, Marion County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Fields north of the village of Green Camp | |
 Location of Green Camp Township in Marion County | |
| Coordinates: 40°31′40″N 83°13′58″W / 40.52778°N 83.23278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Marion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
| • Land | 24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 915 ft (279 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,080 |
| • Density | 44/sq mi (17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 43322 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-31962[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086579[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Big Island Township - north
- Marion Township - northeast
- Pleasant Township - east
- Prospect Township - southeast
- Jackson Township, Union County - southwest
- Bowling Green Township - west
The village of Green Camp is located in eastern Green Camp Township.
Name and history
editIt is the only Green Camp Township statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
- ^ "Green township, Marion County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.