Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 5,186 people in the township.
Green Township, Ross County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 A round barn in the eastern part of the township | |
 Location of Green Township in Ross County | |
| Coordinates: 39°27′1″N 82°55′57″W / 39.45028°N 82.93250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Ross |
| Area | |
• Total | 43.4 sq mi (112.5 km2) |
| • Land | 43.1 sq mi (111.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 5,186 |
| • Density | 120.3/sq mi (46.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-31822[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086896[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Pickaway Township, Pickaway County - north
- Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County - northeast corner
- Colerain Township - east
- Harrison Township - southeast corner
- Springfield Township - south
- Union Township - west
The village of Kingston is located in northern Green Township.
Name and history
editIt is one of sixteen Green Townships 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, Ross County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 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.