Lee Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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of
Athens County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2010 census found 2,729 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the southwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Waterloo Township - north
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Athens Township - northeast corner
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Alexander Township - east
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Scipio Township, Meigs County - southeast corner
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Columbia Township, Meigs County - south
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Knox Township, Vinton County - west
Most of the village of
Albany is located in southeastern Lee Township.
Name and history
Lee Township was organized in 1819.
Statewide, other Lee Townships are located in
Carroll and
Monroe counties.
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
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. 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Athens County, Ohio
1819 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1819
Townships in Ohio