Green Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 521.
Green Township, Fayette County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Countryside in northern Green Township | |
 Location of Green Township in Fayette County | |
| Coordinates: 39°25′46″N 83°31′46″W / 39.42944°N 83.52944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.0 sq mi (57.1 km2) |
| • Land | 22.0 sq mi (57.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,037 ft (316 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 521 |
| • Density | 24/sq mi (9.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-31724[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086087[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Concord Township - north
- Perry Township - east
- Madison Township, Highland County - southeast
- Fairfield Township, Highland County - south
- Wayne Township, Clinton County - west
No municipalities are located in 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, Fayette County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 30, 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.