Decatur Township is one of the fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
of
Lawrence County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 625 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Washington Township - north
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Symmes Township - east
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Aid Township - southeast
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Elizabeth Township - south
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Vernon Township, Scioto County - west
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Bloom Township, Scioto County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Decatur Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Decatur Township is located in
Washington County.
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.
Education
All of Decatur Township's educational services are provided by the Rock Hill Local School District
The Rock Hill Local School District is a local school district in Ohio. The central location for its offices and school campuses is just outside Ironton, Ohio. It currently operates four schools: the Rock Hill Child Development Center (Pre-K), ...
, which provides Pre-K through 12th grades.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Lawrence County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio