Aid Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
of
Lawrence County,
Ohio
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, United States. The township had a population of 819 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Symmes Township - north
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Walnut Township, Gallia County - northeast corner
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Mason Township - east
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Windsor Township - southeast corner
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Lawrence Township - south
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Elizabeth Township - west
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Decatur Township - northwest
No municipalities are located in Aid Township.
Name and history
It is the only Aid Township statewide.
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,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments of the G ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. 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.
Education
The majority of Aid Township's educational services are provided by the Symmes Valley Local School District (K-12), although portions of the township are educationally served by the Rock Hill Local School District
The Rock Hill Local School District is a local school district in Ohio. The central location for its offices and school campuses is just outside Ironton, Ohio. It currently operates four schools: the Rock Hill Child Development Center (Pre-K), ...
(Pre-K-12).
Notable Person
* Simeon Slavens Willis, 46th Governor of Kentucky
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Lawrence County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio