Troy Township, Athens County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

39°13′22″N 81°47′13″W / 39.22278°N 81.78694°W / 39.22278; -81.78694CountryUnited StatesStateOhioCountyAthensArea

• Total36.9 sq mi (95.6 km²) • Land36.2 sq mi (93.7 km²) • Water0.7 sq mi (1.8 km²)Elevation

^[1]

768 ft (234 m)Population

(2020)

• Total2,490 • Density67/sq mi (26/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)FIPS code39-77546^[2]GNIS feature ID1085759^[1]

Troy Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,490 people in the township.^[3]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Decatur Township, Washington County - north
Belpre Township, Washington County - northeast
Olive Township, Meigs County - south
Orange Township, Meigs County - southwest corner
Carthage Township - west
Rome Township - northwest

Wood County, West Virginia lies across the Ohio River to the southeast.

The village of Coolville is located in central Troy Township, and the unincorporated community of Hockingport lies along the Ohio River shoreline.

Name and history

It is one of seven Troy Townships statewide.^[4]

In 1833, Troy Township contained several stores and mills.^[5]

Government

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,^[6] 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

^ ^a ^b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Troy township, Athens County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 443. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.