Green Township is one of the ten

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, United States. The 2020 census reported 2,711 people living in the township.

Geography

Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships: * Springfield Township - north * Harmony Township - northeast corner * Madison Township - east * Cedarville Township, Greene County - southeast * Miami Township, Greene County - southwest * Mad River Township - west Part of the village of Clifton is located in the southern part of the township.

Name and history

Green Township was organized in 1818. It takes its name from

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. 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, 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.

Transportation

It includes

Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport Springfield–Beckley Municipal Airport is a civil-military airport in Green Township in Clark County, Ohio, United States. It is owned by the city of Springfield, five miles (8 km) to the north. It is named after the Beckley family, a ...

Education

The following school districts include portions of the township:

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, and

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References

External links

County website
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