Addison Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 2,160.
Addison Township, Gallia County, Ohio | |
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 The Point Pleasant Rail Bridge crossing the Ohio River in the township's southeastern corner | |
 Location of Addison Township in Gallia County | |
| Coordinates: 38°53′37″N 82°10′14″W / 38.89361°N 82.17056°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Gallia |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.6 sq mi (71.4 km2) |
| • Land | 26.8 sq mi (69.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.7 sq mi (1.9 km2) |
| Elevation | 728 ft (222 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,160 |
| • Density | 78/sq mi (30/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 45631 |
| Area code | 740 |
| FIPS code | 39-00422[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086132[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northeastern part of the county, it is bordered by the following townships:
- Cheshire Township - north
- Gallipolis Township - south
- Green Township - southwest corner
- Springfield Township - west
- Morgan Township - northwest corner
Mason County, West Virginia, lies across the Ohio River to the east.
It is located upstream of four of Gallia County's five other Ohio River townships.
No municipalities are located in Addison Township.
Name and history
editIt is the only Addison 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.
- ^ "Addison township, Gallia County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.