Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Green Township, Gallia County, Ohio

Township

Gallia Academy High School at Centenary

Location of Green Township in Gallia County

Coordinates: 38°48′33″N 82°16′1″W﻿ / ﻿38.80917°N 82.26694°W﻿ / 38.80917; -82.26694
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Gallia
Area

• Total

| 38.2 sq mi (98.9 km2)
• Land| 38.0 sq mi (98.3 km2)
• Water| 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2)
Elevation

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| 830 ft (253 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 5,357
• Density| 140/sq mi (54/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-31738[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1086136[1]

Green Township is one of the fifteen townships of Gallia County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 5,357.

## Geography

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Located at the center of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Springfield Township \- north
* Addison Township \- northeast corner
* Gallipolis Township \- east
* Clay Township \- southeast
* Harrison Township \- south
* Walnut Township \- southwest corner
* Perry Township \- west
* Raccoon Township \- northwest corner

Green Township is one of only two county townships without a border on another county.

No municipalities are located in Green Township.

## Name and history

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It is one of sixteen Green Townships statewide.[4]

## Government

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The 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

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Green township, Gallia County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
5. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Gallia County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Gallipolis

Villages|

* Centerville
* Cheshire
* Crown City
* Gallipolis
* Rio Grande
* Vinton

Map of Ohio highlighting Gallia County

Townships|

* Addison
* Cheshire
* Clay
* Gallipolis
* Green
* Greenfield
* Guyan
* Harrison
* Huntington
* Morgan
* Ohio
* Perry
* Raccoon
* Springfield
* Walnut

CDPs|

* Bidwell
* Kanauga

Other
communities|

* Adamsville
* Centerpoint
* Evergreen
* Ewington
* Gallia
* Harrisburg
* Kerr
* Kyger
* Mercerville
* Northup
* Patriot
* Porter
* Rodney
* Zahns Corners

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Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

National|

* United States

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