Ross Township is one of the twelve
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
Greene County,
Ohio
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, United States. As of the
2020 census, the population was 818.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Madison Township, Clark County - north
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Stokes Township, Madison County - northeast
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Jefferson Township, Fayette County - southeast
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Silvercreek Township - south
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New Jasper Township - southwest
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Cedarville Township - west
It is the only township in the county with a border on Madison County.
An uninhabited portion of the village of
Jamestown is located in southern Ross Township.
The highest point in Greene County, , is located west of the northeastern corner of the county, in northern Ross Township.
Name and history
Ross Township was established in 1811. Ross was the name of a pioneer settler.
Statewide, other Ross Townships are located in
Butler and
Jefferson Jefferson may refer to:
Names
* Jefferson (surname)
* Jefferson (given name)
People
* Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States
* Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...
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
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 Ge ...
. 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 Greene County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1811 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1811