Green Township is one of the fifteen
townships
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of
Ashland County,
Ohio
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, United States. The population was 3,676 at the
2020 census.
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Vermillion Township - north
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Mohican Township - northeast corner
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Lake Township - east
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Washington Township, Holmes County - southeast
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Hanover Township - south
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Worthington Township, Richland County - southwest corner
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Monroe Township, Richland County - west
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Mifflin Township - northwest corner
Two villages are located in Green Township: part of
Loudonville in the southeast, and
Perrysville in the southwest.
Name and history
Green Township began as a part of
Richland County in 1806. The name first appears in maps and records in the 1820s following settlement of the township about 1818. It was separated to become a part of Ashland County upon its formation in 1846. It is one of sixteen
Green Townships 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
Township websiteCounty website
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Townships in Ashland County, Ohio
1806 establishments in Ohio
Townships in Ohio