Ames Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Athens 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. The
2020 census found 1,237 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Homer Township, Morgan County - north
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Marion Township, Morgan County - northeast corner
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Bern Township - east
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Rome Township - southeast corner
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Canaan Township - south
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Athens Township - southwest corner
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Dover Township - west
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Trimble Township - northwest corner
The village of
Amesville is located in eastern Ames Township.
Name and history
Ames Township was organized in 1802.
It is the only Ames 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'' (ORC) 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 o ...
. 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 websiteTownship website
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Townships in Athens County, Ohio
1802 establishments in the Northwest Territory
Townships in Ohio