York Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Athens County,
Ohio
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,
United States
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. The
2020 census found 6,852 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Ward Township, Hocking County - north
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Trimble Township - northeast corner
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Dover Township - east
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Athens Township - southeast corner
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Waterloo Township - south
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Brown Township, Vinton County - southwest corner
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Starr Township, Hocking County - west
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Green Township, Hocking County - northwest corner
The city of
Nelsonville is located in northern York Township, and the village of
Buchtel is located in the northeast corner of the township.
Name and history
York Township was organized in 1818.
It is one of ten
York 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
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. 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.
Public services
The residents of York Township are served by the Nelsonville-York City School District and Nelsonville-York High School.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Athens County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio
1818 establishments in Ohio
Populated places established in 1818