Adams Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Champaign County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. As of the
2020 census the population was 1,036.
Geography
In the northwestern corner of the county, Adams Township borders the following townships:
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Miami Township, Logan County - north
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Harrison Township - east
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Concord Township - southeast
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Johnson Township - south
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Green Township, Shelby County - west
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Perry Township, Shelby County - northwest
No municipalities are in Adams Township, although the
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
of
Rosewood
Rosewood is any of a number of richly hued hardwoods, often brownish with darker veining, but found in other colours. It is hard, tough, strong, and dense. True rosewoods come from trees of the genus '' Dalbergia'', but other woods are often ca ...
lies in the township's south.
Name and history
Adams Township was organized in 1828. It was named for
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was the sixth president of the United States, serving from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825. During his long diploma ...
, sixth President of the United States. It is one of ten
Adams Townships statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to four-year terms that begin 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
External links
County and township map of Ohio
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Townships in Champaign County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio