• Source: Ames Township, Ohio

Ames Township is one of the fourteen townships of Athens County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,237 people in the township.




Geography


Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Homer Township, Morgan County - north
Marion Township, Morgan County - northeast corner
Bern Township - east
Rome Township - southeast corner
Canaan Township - south
Athens Township - southwest corner
Dover Township - west
Trimble Township - northwest corner
The village of Amesville is located in eastern Ames Township.




Name and history


Ames Township was organized in 1802.
It is the only Ames Township 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.




References






External links


County website

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