Canaan Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Athens County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,586 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Ames Township - north
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Bern Township - northeast corner
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Rome Township - east
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Carthage Township - southeast corner
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Lodi Township - south
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Alexander Township - southwest corner
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Athens Township - west
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Dover Township - northwest corner
Part of the city of
Athens
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is located in western Canaan Township. Canaan Township contains the unincorporated community of
Canaanville.
The township is bisected by the
Hocking River and
U.S. Route 50
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. It includes most of
Strouds Run State Park.
Name and history
Canaan Township was organized in 1819.
Statewide, other Canaan Townships are located in
Madison County,
Morrow County, and
Wayne 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'' (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
1819 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1819
Townships in Ohio