Ward Township is one of the eleven
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, C ...
of
Hocking County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 1,183.
Geography
Located in the far eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Coal Township, Perry County - north
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Trimble Township, Athens County - east
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Dover Township, Athens County - southeast corner
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York Township, Athens County - south
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Starr Township - southwest corner
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Green Township - west
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Falls Township (northeastern portion) - northwest
It is the most easterly township in Hocking County.
Murray City, the smallest municipality in Hocking County, is located in Ward Township, as are the
unincorporated communities
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of
Carbon Hill and
Sand Run.
Name and history
Ward Township was organized in 1836. It was named for Naham (or perhaps Nathan) Ward, a landowner.
It is the only Ward 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
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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.
Public services
The residents of Ward Township are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School
Nelsonville-York High School is a public high school in Nelsonville, Ohio, a southeastern Ohio city in northern Athens County. It is the only high school in the Nelsonville-York City School District. Nelsonville-York City Schools serve York To ...
.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Hocking County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio