Olive Township is one of the twelve
townships of
Meigs County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 1,651 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Troy Township, Athens County - north
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Lebanon Township - south
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Chester Township - southwest
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Orange Township - west
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Carthage Township, Athens County - northwest corner
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lies across the Ohio River to the east:
Wood County to the northeast, and
Jackson County to the southeast.
It is the farthest upstream of Meigs County's Ohio River townships.
No municipalities are located in Olive Township, but three
unincorporated communities lie there:
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Long Bottom, in the far south
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Reedsville, along the eastern shoreline
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Tuppers Plains, in the far northwest
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Olive Township is located in
Noble 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.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Meigs County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio